article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
having said that; on the other hand
performance of one's official duties
unspecified large number (of people)
not necessarily so; is not always true
private residence or home
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to catch the eye; to attract attention
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
strict secret; top-secret
disclosure; exposure; revelation
private; exclusive; secret
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)