promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
etc.; et cetera; and so on
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to talk; to chat; to chatter
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
island in a pond or river
general public; the masses
journal; magazine; periodical
Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358.6.7)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to state; to express; to mention
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
chair; stool; post; office; position
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
rather; better; instead; if anything
honorific/polite/humble prefix
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast