relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
pinky swear; pinky promise; linking little fingers to confirm a promise
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
sidelocks; hair at the temples
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
at first; in the beginning; originally
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue