back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
small hill; low hill; hillock
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
calamity; disaster; accident
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
cannot be compared with; no match for
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
polishing with a dry cloth; wiping with a dry cloth
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
just a minute; small quantity
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
on the occasion of; at the time of
inspection; examination; checking
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
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
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
here and there; in places
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip