project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
while; even though; despite
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
boastful speech; bragging
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
that is to say; so that means
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to see; to look; to watch
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all