even though; despite; when
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to comfort; to console; to amuse
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
from now on; in the future; further
to subsist; to keep on living
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
to translate; to interpret
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
vitality; energy; dynamism
emotional strength; force of will
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
postscript; undermentioned; described below
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
step; stride; counter for steps
artistic and literary circles
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
all over; all over the place; everywhere
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
now that; since; so long as; because