to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
how many people; a number of people
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to keep away; to keep at a distance
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
simply; merely; only; solely
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
sunrise; half-melon shaped bun
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
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
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
chair; stool; post; office; position