source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
so; to such an extent; such
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
listed company (on a stock exchange)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
university graduate; having graduated from university
and then; and so; and; so then
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
cheering group; cheering squad
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
beginning; outset; first; onset
question; inquiry; enquiry
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy