changing completely; transformation
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
white stone; white (go pieces)
Chikugo (former province located in the south of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
maximization; maximisation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
common reed (Phragmites australis)
galvanized sheet iron (galvanised)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
comparatively; relatively
two-by-four (e.g. method)
new building; new construction
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
research visit; visit to collect data (esp. historical, folklore, etc.)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
both extremities; North and South Poles; positive and negative poles
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
maintenance; preservation; improvement