stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
big man; large man; tall man; giant
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to appease; to suppress; to calm
regulation; adjustment; control
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
insectivorous plants; carnivorous plants
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
prayer (for something); supplication
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
whether one likes it or not
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to refer to; to use as reference
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
embodiment; realization; materialization