(amount of a samurai's) stipend
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
to throw away; to abandon
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
history; pedigree; lineage
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
the very best; excellent; superb
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
to slide into; to slip into
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
periodic; regular; routine
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
convenient; handy; useful
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone