elaborate; delicate; exquisite
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
speech; expression; wording; language
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to hide; to conceal oneself
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
new building; new construction
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
ten; 10; ten years of age
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
place; room; margin; scope
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
section of road that is curved on purpose as a defensive measure
wooden fence; board fence
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision