point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
severe; harsh; rigorous; trenchant; scathing; sharp
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
Fujiwara No Tadazane (1078-1162)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
penalty; sentence; punishment
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
counter for birds or rabbits
rule; government; administration
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...