investment; contribution; financing
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
temporary employment or employee
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
shorthanded; understaffed
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
the lower classes; the common people
province of the lowest rank (ritsuryo system); (arch.) leaving for the provinces
essentially the same with only minor differences
retainer; vassal; servant
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
conviction; belief; confidence
writing; book; (literary) work