nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(shrine) repository or treasure house; (shrine) sanctuary
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
to know (someone); to think; to believe
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
suspicious character (person, figure)
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
health; healthy; sound; fit
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible