gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
opening and shutting; opening and closing
way; method; means; resource; course
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
meeting hall; assembly hall
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
(raining) heavily; (water rushing) plentily; with white noise; with a buzz
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
having an ancient and honorable origin
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root