shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
while; during; while; although; all; both
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
back country; remote countryside
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be erected; to be built
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
rather than; more ... than ...
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
many; much; plenty; hardly
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)