to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
considerably; greatly; a lot
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to become fluffy; to become fuzzy; to become nappy; to become rough; to become frayed
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
course of a river; land along a river
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
barrier; gate; seki; mutual life
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
triangle; triangular shape
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
road (or railway) cut through hilly terrain; cutting
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
(navigable) canal; waterway
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
other side; opposite side; other party
meanwhile; in the meantime
night boat; ship sailing at night
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
Ōgai; Ōgai Mori (1862.2.17-1922.7.9; novelist, poet, translator and Army Surgeon general officer)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation