hill; height; knoll; rising ground
spinning; silk reeling; filature
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
first (of its kind) in Japan
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
spinning mill; filature; thread-manufacturing plant; silk mill
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
such; like that; that sort of; very
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
production output; number of goods manufactured
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
quality (of a product or a service)