powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
care; precaution; guarding; caution
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
second-hand shop; recycle shop
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
separate case; another matter
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
how long; how far; how much
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...