high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
black vinegar, usu. produced from unpolished rice; charred kelp or shiitake mushrooms ground and mixed with vinegar, used to dress raw fish and vegetables
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
shaft (e.g. in a mine); pit
firmly (grasped); latched onto; locked onto
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
farming; agriculture; cultivation
animal husbandry; livestock industry
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
agricultural machinery and equipment
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
funny story; funny anecdote
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
such; like that; in that way
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
lookout platform; viewing platform; observation tower; viewpoint; overlook
to repair again; to join again
to be carrying out; to be in the process of carrying out; to be performing; to be in the process of performing
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
finish; completion; the end
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
full to the brim with water
ten; 10; (arch.) book containing a collection of poems
forming a pung by picking up a tile discarded by another player