wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to face; to go towards; to head towards
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be helpful; to be useful
how; in what way; how about; questionable
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
such; this sort of; like this
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
for example; for instance; e.g.
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years