face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to save; to leave over; to spare
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
what kind of business; what sort of matter
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
though; notwithstanding; although
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to