to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
inspection; examination; survey
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
price increase; rise in price
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
addition; increase; Canada
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
higonokami; type of folding knife with metal handle
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness