company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
remarkable; striking; obvious
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
several people; a few people
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
price; cost; value; worth; value
whichever one chooses; either way
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
war; battle; match; game; competition
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
red-horned demon; red ogre
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
exactly as stated; verbatim
voice quality; type of voice
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
being interested in somebody (only) for sex
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
fourth day of the month; four days