slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
war; battle; match; game; competition
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
double-edged; double-edged blade
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
ancient oriental belt decoration; counter for swords
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
emphasizes direct object of action
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
district; section; sector
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)