hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
(not) even once; (not) ever
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
ability; capability; skill
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
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)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
precious stone; jewel; gem
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
door; gate; opening; title page
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
everywhere; at every turn
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sphere; counter for balls
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to increase; to add to; to augment
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till