mystery; mysteriousness; secret
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
silence; stillness; quietness
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
slow (slightly pejorative); dull; stupid
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
cordiality; attentiveness; politeness
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
reduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
credibility; probative value; power of evidence on a judge's mind
will not do; do not; does not
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
present-day people; people of this world
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
dissolute priest; depraved monk; ferocious warrior monk
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
one's house; one's home; one's family
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
society; the world; the times
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)