large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
district; section; sector
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
quality (of a product or a service)
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
consists of; comprises; is made up of
light music; popular music
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
every person; every mouth; every entrance
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
declaration of war; proclamation of war