to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
many problems; various problems
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
negotiations; discussions; connection
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
central part; heart (of a city)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
in the earth; in the ground; underground
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
person with no physical or mental disability; able-bodied person