miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
preparation; arrangements
pregnancy; conception; gestation
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be worried; to be troubled
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
proposal; proposition; suggestion
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
national fortunes; destiny of a country
Anglo-Japanese Alliance (1902-1923)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
everything; anything; nothing
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
conviction; belief; confidence
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively