hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
small hill; low hill; hillock
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
fourth day of the month; four days
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
death penalty; capital punishment
state of the war; war situation
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
even if not; even without
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
Western brute (esp. American and British); Western savage
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
death by hanging; execution by hanging
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
staying the night; lodging (at)
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
occupying forces (esp. of the Allies in Japan after World War II)