to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
accurate; correct; precise; exact
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
six-legged Chinese-style chest
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate