this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
if it is the case that ...
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
battlefield; battleground
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
scenery; scene; landscape
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
difficult to ...; hard to ...
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Chinese goods; imported goods; (arch.) secondhand goods; (arch.) old furniture
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
moxa; Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
adds force or indicates command
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
now; the present time; just now; another; more