ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
directions; instructions; usage method
at that time; in those days
abuse; misuse; perversion
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
riskiness; (level of) danger
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
national border; provincial border
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
accomplishment; execution
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
everything; anything; nothing
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
eccentric; crank; oddball
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)