common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
strength; power; proficiency; ability
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to control; to command; to get the better of
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
even if not; even without
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be helpful; to be useful
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
way; method; means; resource; course
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
great person; eminent figure
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
three sides; small offering stand
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness