ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
madness; craziness; insanity
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)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
congratulation; celebration
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
head house (family); birthplace; originator
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
government; administration
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
connection; link; relationship
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
money-making; earning money