position; location; base; point; site
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of
coincident with; while; simultaneously
study; research; investigation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to force one's way; to push through
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
wild beast; wild animal; brute
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
marshland; wetland; swampland
poisonous snake; poisonous serpent
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn