to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
dark; not understood; unknown
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
relation; connection; affinity
squatting; sitting; breaking down; stopping (e.g. of car engine)
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
learned priest pursuing his studies
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
great authority; eminent person; luminary
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
Zizhi Tongjian (Chinese historiographical text, completed in 1084 CE)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
attendance; presence; appearance
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to concern; to be related
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever