to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
hokora; small wayside shrine
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
great authority; eminent person; luminary; (lit.) Mount Tai and the Big Dipper
possession (esp. of a territory)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
postwar period; period after Second World War
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
battle standard raised next to the horse of a commander
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
duty; function; office; mission; task
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)