iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
lately; recently; nowadays
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
signs of human habitation
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
building lot; residential land
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
depravity; corruption; degradation
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
place where there are hot springs; hot springs spa
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
just because; even if; even though