Fukushima (city, prefecture)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
raging bull; ferocious bull
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
leader of a charge; first to arrive
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
main shrine; inner sanctuary
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to keep (a person) waiting
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations