to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
like this; this sort; this way
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
beginning; outset; first; onset
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to turn completely into; to become completely
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to feel; to sense; to experience
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
until now; so far; up to the present
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
tourist information (brochure, map, center)
all over Japan; throughout Japan