conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
one by one; one each; one at a time
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
traffic; coming and going; highway
dark clouds; black clouds
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
mutually; reciprocally; together
whispering into a person's ear
to discuss; to talk together
traffic conditions (e.g. heavy traffic); transportation situation (e.g. bad roads)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
triangle; triangular shape
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to employ; to hire; to charter
ton (now usu. a metric ton, i.e. 1,000kg); tonne
fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising