criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
leaning to the right; turning rightist; being on the (political) right
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
such; this sort of; like this
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
(arch.) beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer); hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to arrange; to decorate; to dress; to garnish
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
large hanging paper lantern
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
bay (space or distance between two pillars)
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
meaning of a word; sense of a word
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
stack of rice straw; rick; cock
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
a large number; all sorts; hundreds and thousands
mysterious power of words to alter reality
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable