clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
point in common; common feature
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
overweight; too heavy (burden, workload, etc.); too severe
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to apportion; to share; to divide and give out
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
older brother; elder brother
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
to degenerate; to lapse into
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
time; hour; season; time of the year
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
report; notification; registration
return of something; repayment