to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
vice; immorality; corruption
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
around the clock; day and night
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
race (of people); type of person
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
three kinds; three varieties
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
law of cause and effect; principle of causality
impossible; unlikely; improbable
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
class; heading; group; category
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
area under direct control (of the shogun)
(under) municipal management (transport, housing, etc.); city facility management