poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to leave this world; to die
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
operator (e.g. telephone)
unkindness; unfriendliness
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to telephone; to make a phone call
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
Gunma Prefecture (Kanto area)
nothing but; except; no more than
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
yen (currency of Japan); circle
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)