holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
war; fighting; fierce competition
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
senility; dotage; decrepitude
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
fluent (in a language); flowing
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
memory; ability to remember
to get scarce; to run short
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
English-language newspaper
one's home country; one's homeland
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
political measures; policy
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge