government; administration
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
glove (esp. sports); mitt; grab
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
distance (of a ski jump, baseball hit, etc.); carry (of a golf ball); flight (of an arrow)
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
that is to say; so that means
good feeling; feeling good
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
Japanese person; Japanese people
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
chief; main; principal; important
of tender years; very young
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble