watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
and; thereupon; because of that
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
catercorner; diagonally opposite
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
stolen goods; loot; spoils
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
Japanese ash; Manchurian ash
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
stroke (swimming); arm stroke; adds strength or emphasis to verbs
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to