elevation; height above sea level
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
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
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
suppression; repression; subjugation
certainly; surely; definitely
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person