country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
that day; the very same day
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
Hades (Greek god); Hades; the underworld (in Greek mythology)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
some people; a few people; several people
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
overall victory; championship
contrived; false-sounding
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to be worried; to be troubled
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
drinking party; get-together
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus