effect; result; worth; use; avail
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
commander; general; leader
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to lose sight of; to miss
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to subsist; to keep on living
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
Japanese person; Japanese people
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
the West; the Occident; Western countries
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity