road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
give-and-take; give and take
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
tedious; boring; being fed up with
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
light-emitting diode; LED
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
regret; repentance; remorse
adds force or indicates command
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least