diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
price increase; rise in price
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
chief; main; principal; important
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
to be too large (of clothing); to be baggy; to be flabby; to lose firmness; to slosh about; to be overflowing (with liquid)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
property; fortune; assets
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts; consistency; coherence
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to check; to stop; to keep back
the same rank; equality; apposition
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to refuse; to decline; to deny
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
whispering into a person's ear
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces