centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
full view; plain sight; completely visible
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
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.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to spend time (on doing something)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
establishment; settlement
valuable article; valuables
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty
to bring up under one's personal care
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end