sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
military station; post; quarters; police station (early Meiji era)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
yen (currency of Japan); circle
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops); teahouse garden
to ask for directions; to ask the way
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
two grains; two drops; two bead
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure