boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to be accustomed to; to be used to; to argue into silence; to talk down
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
land survey; cadastral survey
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
opposite bank; farther shore
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
arched bridge with Chinese-style railings; Chinese-style bridge
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
look!; there!; here!; that is
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
marathon; long-distance race