to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to settle (in a place); to settle down
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
second; number two; runner-up
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind