to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
Wood Boar (12th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1935, 1995, 2055)
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
assertion; declaration; affirmation
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
daring; fearless; audacious; bold; dauntless; daredevil
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
one shō bottle (1.8 litres)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to be sitting with amicably; to be close to someone
high spirits; boastful talk
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling; totally uninhibited
dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity
dictation; verbal statement
of course; certainly; naturally
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
nine parts; nine percent; almost
guesswork; speculation; hunch
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence