hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
real experience; actual observations
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
gem; jewel; precious stone
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy