circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
apparent; obvious; very clear
writing; composition; essay; sentence
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
residing; living; dwelling
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
discussion; argument; debate
pronunciation; production of sound
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
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
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
Ogura Anthology of One Hundred Tanka by One Hundred Poets
general; popular; common; typical
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
giant; woodsman; alpinist
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow