to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
how many people; a number of people
practicality; utility; usefulness
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
to throw oneself (into an activity)
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
to step forward; to take a step forward
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
stubborn; obstinate; sticking to one's views or decisions
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
Ninomiya Sontoku (1787-1856)
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
long ago; a long time ago; already
to go ahead; to pull ahead
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
in the end; on top of that
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
eternal life; immortality
concrete; tangible; material
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
place where one works; construction site; working area