expression; look; countenance; face
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
in accordance with; according to
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
snowy; covered in deep snow
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
mountain range; mountain belt
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
war; fighting; fierce competition
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
by all means; by all costs
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time