boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
in accordance with; according to
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
wasteland; barren or infertile soil
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
many; much; plenty; hardly
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card; short
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
care; precaution; guarding; caution
meaning; significance; sense
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
will not do; do not; does not