business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
how long; how far; how much
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
article; news story; report; account
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
entrance; admission; entering
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude