to be intimate with; to befriend
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
every year; yearly; annually
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
road approaching a shrine
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
unification of the whole country
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have