mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
one large ...; a great ...
to throw into; to toss into
paints; painting material
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
at that time; in those days
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
strength; power; proficiency; ability
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
new material; exotic material
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
large quantity; large amount
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
too much; excessively; too
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
manufacturing plant; production facility