to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
sublime; noble; high-minded
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
great difference; major mistake
disused road; abandoned road
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
ongoing; in progress; afoot
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of