sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
to face on; to look out on to
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to lead into; to draw into
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
right beside; close to; nearby
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
every year; yearly; annually
formulation (of pharmaceuticals); preparation; pharmaceutical production
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying