politician (or someone otherwise engaged in politics); statesman
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
disorder; disturbance; unrest
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
such ... as; or some such
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity