Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
how; in what way; how about
consequence; outcome; result; blame
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
adds force or indicates command
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
just as I thought; as expected; that's why
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)