blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
public holiday; celebration (of)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
river; stream; River; the ... river
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
main road; main thoroughfare
chief; main; principal; important
junction; system interchange (between highways)
of course; certainly; naturally
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to keep a watchful eye on