castle (in place names); castle; fortress
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
fields (of rice and other crops)
meaning; significance; sense
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
waving a stick; conductor (orchestra, etc.); (arch.) Edo policeman
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
like this; in this way; as you see
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive