racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
curly hair; kinky hair; frizzy hair
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
poem; narrative (style of the Shi Jing); classical Chinese rhymed prose
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
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
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to speak; to say; to vocalize