to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
declaration; proclamation; announcement
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
talk about divorce or separation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
meaning; significance; sense
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to live; to get along; to spend (time)