base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
war; battle; match; game; competition
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
parents and siblings; one's relatives
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
as one flesh or body; simultaneously
arrest; apprehension; capture
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
to come to (a serious state); to reach
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to need; to demand; to take; to require
3000; three thousand; many
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
delivery; transfer; hand-over
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
inheritance from a parent