brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
mental; spiritual; emotional
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
from the viewpoint of; according to
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
two (long cylindrical things)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)