gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
establishment; settlement
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
casting; founding; minting
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
murder; homicide; manslaughter
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
if you think about it; come to think of it
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
selection (e.g. of poems, texts); anthology; selected extracts
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream