important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
of course; certainly; naturally
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
cooperation; collaboration
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
meaning; significance; sense
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion