state of emergency; emergency; crisis
detour; circumvention; turning movement
rain and wind; driving rain
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to face on; to look out on to
Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
slope; slanting surface; bevel
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
settlement; solution; resolution
spontaneity; spontaneous passive
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
tedious; boring; being fed up with
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
Elliot (South Africa); Eliot; Eliott; Elyot
non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility