cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
steep mountain; craggy mountain
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
noted product; local specialty
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
wicked thought; wicked mind
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
information; experience; knowledge; observation
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
snake; serpent; large snake
level; standard; water level
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)