in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
along the river; riverside
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
clerk; secretary; scribe; copyist
(printing) block; woodcut
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
woodblock printer; person who prints using woodblocks (as opposed to the carver who carves them)
to some extent; to a certain extent
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
house to house; door to door
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
tool; implement; means; furniture
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust