stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
(inner) bottom of a pot; lingering recession
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
in that way; like that; that way
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to freeze to death; to die of cold
hills and fields; countryside
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to be too late; to be too slow
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
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
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
power map; power structure; power relationships
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
deputy estate steward; deputy jitō
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time