to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
prefectural government; prefectural administration
individual; private person; personal; natural person
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
moment by moment; hour by hour
I appreciate your efforts
that's right; yes; uh-huh
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
going to the United States
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
good-quality; superior in quality
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
chief; main; principal; major
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
(written) work; book; writings
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
to lay the foundation (for)
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
crude drug; natural drug; galenical
thin strips of raw fish and squid