cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
production (e.g. play); direction
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
crisis in a battle; death
advancing money; temporary payment for someone else; payment on behalf of another party, with the expectation of being reimbursed later
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Island; insula; island; islet
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion