one's house; one's home; one's family
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be conspicuous; to stand out
bungalow; one-story house
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
symbol; code; sign; notation
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
Hi (former province located in present-day Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto prefectures; later split into Hizen and Higo provinces)
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)