to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
genius; prodigy; talented person
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
posterity; future life; life to come
criticism; critique; review; commentary
way; method; means; resource; course
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
discovery; detection; finding
severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold
intense heat; severe heat
diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
timewise; temporal; chronal
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
nice; likeable; desirable
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships