to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
that's the way it is; such is life
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
curiosity; inquisitiveness
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
three generations; three periods; third generation
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
essence; true nature; substance; reality
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
interference; intervention; meddling
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
belief; faith; conviction
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter