hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)
(wind or human-powered) warship
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
everlasting; eternal; continued; unchanging
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
letter; missive; note; mail
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
call; summons; convening; convocation
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious