book; volume; this; present; main; head
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
back country; remote countryside
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
war; fighting; fierce competition
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
government; administration
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to attempt; to test; to try out
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
menial; meanness; servility; abject
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon