pleasure; delight; enjoyment
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
transport; transportation
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
study; library; den; home office; reading room
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
feeling one gets from listening to something
by myself; in person; by oneself
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
polite; respectful; reverent
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
the other day; lately; recently
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...