leather strap; thong; leash
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
shop; small store; business; firm
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
establishment; settlement
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
(political) power; authority; influence
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
one eye; one of one's eyes
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
companion; company; tritagonist