to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
unusual; exceptional; phenomenal
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
should; must; -able; probably; likely
clever; of quick intellect
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
action; operation; effect; function
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
not yet seen; unseen; unacquainted; unknown
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
Japanese person; Japanese people
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu