to dig up; to expose; to disclose
leaving (a light, TV, etc.) on; leaving engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
confused; flustered; at a loss
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
true friend; close friend
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup); small ornamental spoon
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence