image; figure; figure; form; image
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
street stall; stand; booth
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
level ground; plain; flatland
(made of) stone; stone-built
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
scale; scope; plan; structure
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
very great; enormous; serious
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
speaking of ...; as for ...
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
bulky (e.g. clothing); ungainly; heavy; poorly hit (e.g. grounder); weak
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after; troublesome; annoying; difficult
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to become locked; to lock
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
forgetting; lapse of memory
true; real; genuine; proper; utter