ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
power of money; financial influence
in one's hands; in one's control
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
commencing with; including
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
rousing (courage, morale, etc.); encouragement; advocacy; promotion (of a belief); encouragement
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
later on; eventually; afterwards
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone