prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
posing a question; question
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
Ooshio Heihachirou (1793-1837)
how many years; how long; what year
smoothly; easily; readily
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
human relations; personal relationships
to be worried; to be troubled
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to subsist; to keep on living
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
memory; ability to remember
to attempt; to test; to try out
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
cram school; private tutoring school
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
results; record; grades; marks
moderate; proper; just right
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
Japanese puppet theatre (theater); bunraku
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
order; sequence; procedure
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate