ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
tenement house; row house
to be erected; to be built
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
residence; abode; dwelling
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
minding; watching; looking out; guarding
place; situation; position; location
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
shoal; wide shallow beach
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to advance construction; to proceed with construction
to split; to be split; to splinter
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality