to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
Dear Sir or Madam; Dear Sirs; Gentlemen
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
that's the way it is; such is life
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
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
new building; new construction
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
framework raising ceremony
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend