thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
beautiful boy; pretty boy; handsome boy
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
(one's) older brother; foolish older brother
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
indecent language; dirty talk
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
main street; avenue; boulevard
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
used article (esp. clothes)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
between times; when there's a spare moment
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
fate; destiny; predestination
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE); shogun; great, unifying leader
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
Sakanoue No Tamuramaro (758-811; noble)
defeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi); conquering barbarians
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous