end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to say too much; to go too far
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
display stand; exhibition table
to handle (a thing) roughly
storefront; front of a store
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
winning streak; good time to make a profit
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
all over; all over the place; everywhere
hot topic; talk of the town
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
heading; headline; index; headword
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
intimacy; closeness; close relative; pro- (e.g. pro-American)