to entrust; to leave to a person
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
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.)
scale; scope; plan; structure
to work hard; to make an effort
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
I see; that's right; indeed
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to refer to; to use as reference
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
appointment; assignment; promotion
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to discuss; to talk together
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
person who is ...; thing that is ...
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
Europe and America; the West
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
political measures; policy
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy