missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
talk; story; conversation
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
thought; consideration; thinking
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency