grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
big catch (fishing); good haul
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
hand used like a sword in striking
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
bipartite; in two parts; double
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
spirituality; spiritual nature
to collect; to assemble; to gather
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
180 degrees; complete change
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
front; frontage; facade; main
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
(right at the) side; just beside
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)