baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
people; citizens; subjects; folk
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
(United States of) America; USA
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
decoration; ornament; trimmings
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
willpower; energy; vitality