iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
hey there; I say; see here
by means of; due to; because of; according to
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
being two sides of the same coin; being the same (while appearing different); Very sincerely yours; (arch.) peerless; (arch.) unparalleled
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
to finish; to complete; to understand
influence (on someone); inspiration
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
hedge; fence; border; limit
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
almost; roughly; approximately
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
(security) deposit; caution money
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to begin talking; to open up
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)