grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
woman; female; feminine gender
mistress; lover; prostitute
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
police cell; place of detention; jail
any more; any further; any better; any longer
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
assertion; declaration; affirmation
propriety; right or wrong; justice
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
bright person; talented student; prodigy
price; cost; value; worth; value
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)