amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
embodying; expressing concretely
mental; spiritual; emotional
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
retirement (from the world); seclusion
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
have to do; must; should; ought to
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
the present time; current
everyday life; daily life
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
one's own work; making by oneself
for personal or private use; opinionated
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)