ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
very; much; greatly; a lot of
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
noninvolvement; nonintervention; neutrality
confusion; mixing; merger
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
looking on; remaining a spectator
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to increase; to add to; to augment
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
fee; charge; rate; material
to be expensive; to be costly
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
authority; power; influence
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to find useful; to think highly of