standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
considerably; greatly; a lot
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
one's possessions; ownership
(a) few; (a) little; trifling; insignificant; small (amount); scarce (stocks)
purity measure for gold; karat; carat; personality of a person born under the element of fire
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
entrustment; leaning against; propping up
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
how; in what way; circumstances
Shoukenkoutaigou (1849.5.9-1914.4.11) (empress dowager)
bond; bill; certificate; security
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
to have a talk; to tell a story
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
business affairs of a company; clerical business of a Shinto shrine
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
cultivation (of character, virtue, etc.); fostering; development (e.g. of a skill); (groundwater) recharge
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
sales; selling; marketing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
business trip; official trip
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
bank; banking institution
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
arts; crafts; handicrafts