trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
long time; long interval; for quite some time
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
stairs; stairway; staircase
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
corridor; hallway; passageway
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to throw open; to leave open
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
counter for chairs or seats
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
document; official papers
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
all; entire; whole; altogether
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
nape (of the neck); nucha
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shake one's head (in denial)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?