law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
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
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
when it becomes; when it comes to
coincident with; while; simultaneously
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
jewel; precious stone; gem
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(another's) daughter; young lady
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)