to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
light; lamp; baiting deer with a lighted torch
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
loanword; foreign-origin word
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
meaning; connotation; denotation
modern Japanese (as spoken in Japan after the Middle Ages); Meiji and Taishō period modern Japanese
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
power of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights
encouragement; urging; spurring on; chastising by whipping
horrible; cruel; atrocious
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
strong-willed; strong of heart
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
suggestion; hint; implication
to strangle; to constrict
facing the east; east face; east side; the east
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
moisture; humidity; dampness; scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
sitting together; the same theater (theatre); involvement; entanglement; implication
to (physically) force someone to sit down