to employ; to hire; to charter
one way or the other; either way
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
(made of) stone; stone-built
torii; Shinto shrine archway
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
endless; boundless; everlasting
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
calm; composed; cool; quiet
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
training; drill; practice; discipline
considerably; greatly; a lot
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
whole family; all one's family
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
such; this sort of; like this
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on