to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to press against each other; to huddle together
to gather; to collect; to assemble
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
use; utilization; utilisation; application
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
but; however; even though; even if
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
in this manner; in this way; like this
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
fields (of rice and other crops)
to take flight; to disappear
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many