hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to affect; to impact; to influence
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
training; education; development; cultivation
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
the Japanese spirit imbued with Chinese learning
developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)