snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
town; city; municipal; urban
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
shore; bank (of a body of water)
primeval; primordial; primitive; pristine
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
protruding tooth; overbite
the same; the said; likewise
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
great authority; eminent person; luminary
ultimate; final; last; eventual
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss