to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
shade; shadow; sunshine; sunlight
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
hydroelectric plant or power station
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
hydraulic power; water power
use; utilization; utilisation; application
house; dwelling; human habitation
magnolia (Magnolia obovata); Japanese big leaf magnolia
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
sale; sales; selling; marketing
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
1 "to" (unit of volume, approx. 18 litres)
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear