actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
all present; all concerned; all of us
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
dominion; territory; possession
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
support; backing; aid; assistance
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to take over; to hand over
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
guess; conjecture; surmise
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to push aside; to push one's way through
in the mountains; among the mountains
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful