have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
writing; composition; essay; sentence
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
philosophic principles; philosophy
line; queue; procession; matrix
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to cense; to burn incense
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)
small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
good; goodness; right; virtue
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)