harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
storehouse; warehouse; godown
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
dispute; argument; contention
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to jar; to creak; to grate
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
discipline; punishment; reprimand
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth