appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
conviction; belief; confidence
reality; actuality; hard fact
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to be found; to be discovered
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
letter; missive; note; mail
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
the very start; the very beginning
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)