unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
gas range; gas burner; gas ring; gas cooker; gas cooktop
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
like this; this sort; this way
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to be needed; to be wanted
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
by means of; due to; because of; according to
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)