house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to come to an end; to close the curtain
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
(religious) faith; belief; creed
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
speech and conduct; words and deeds
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to go out and away; to leave