culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
murder; killing; murderer
to be silent; to say nothing
wherein; therein; thereinto
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
stairs; stairway; staircase
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
reason; cause; circumstances
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
here and there; in places
true state; actual condition; reality
ten; 10; ten years of age
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
door; gate; opening; title page
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
clear; precise; definite; distinct
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
escape route; evacuation route
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
as (for); for; in the capacity of
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
even though; despite; notwithstanding