to be prominent; to be conspicuous
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to be at a loss for words
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
sword hunt; sword confiscation
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
bad law; (arch.) evil ways; (arch.) evil way of doing things
generation; lifetime; age
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
people; citizens; subjects; folk
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
living thing; living creature; animal; life
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
rather; sooner; preferably
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person