strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
not caring; not giving a damn
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
fertile; rich; productive
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
total energy; all efforts
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to order; to command; to appoint
certainly; surely; definitely
to find out; to discover; to locate
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
watering hole; watering place
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
extermination; annihilation
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)