control; management (e.g. of a business)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take a breath; to take a short rest
inspection; examination; survey
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
excretion; discharge; excrement
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
reason; cause; circumstances
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
complete; whole; perfect; safe
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about