levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
people; citizens; subjects; folk
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
generation; the world; the age
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
round; spherical; circular
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
very popular; highly favoured
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
no matter how much time passes
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
village headman; village mayor
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
main question; real issue at hand
still better; even better
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
advance; moving forward; progress
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
counter for books; volume
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement