to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
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)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
story; tale; talk; discussion
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
that is to say; so that means
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
river; stream; River; the ... river
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
tenement house; row house
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
(arch.) linen kariginu; (during the Edo period) plain kariginu
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease