polite; respectful; reverent
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
how many years; how long; what year
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
apparent; obvious; very clear
dilapidated house; deserted house
fortune-telling; divination
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
chair; stool; post; office; position
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
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
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter