widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-being; roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
point of dissatisfaction; complaint; gripe; issue
to steal; to rob; to take away
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
change in appearance; transformation
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
change; alteration; modification
restlessly; in continuous motion
four corners; four ordinal directions
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to cut; to slit; to cut open
receiving an electric shock
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
leaving a matter to chance
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to become better; to improve
image quality (film, video, etc.)
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
it can't be helped; so it goes
construction; architecture (of buildings)
tenement house; row house
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to creep about; to crawl around
justification; positioning; alignment
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby