height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to throw on the fire; to burn
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
extensive; vast range; wide scope
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
how; in what way; circumstances
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
to spread; to be propagated
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
head house (family); birthplace; originator
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
letter; missive; note; mail