country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
river; stream; River; the ... river
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
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
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
and; thereupon; because of that
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
blueprint; cyanotype; blueprint (for the future); plan
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
in comparison to; rather than
genuine article; real thing; real deal
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of