faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to harm; to cause harm to
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
and yet; though; when; in spite of
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to put to trial; to argue in court
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to serve; to work for; to attend
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
when it becomes; when it comes to