form; shape; figure; visage
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
very much; very many; more and more
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
such; like that; in that way
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
government; administration
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
on the sea; surface of the sea
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference