appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
lidded; covered; container with a lid
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
wood (for building); lumber; timber
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
"yoiyasa"; doo-doo-doo; dum-dum-dum; heave-ho; oof; ugh
to put one's strength into
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
stone Buddhist image; unemotional person; taciturn person
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
magistrate; shogunate administrator
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)