seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
one's native language; one's mother tongue
trusting too much; overestimating ability
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
taste; liking; preference
scholarship; scientific attainments
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; dated word; word that has become passé
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to press a question; to cross-examine
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
Symbolist school; Symbolists
to be lacking in options; to be too few
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
cooking; food preparation
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
person who introduces someone; introducer
narrow insight; narrow view; my humble opinion
demonstrativeness; verifiability
practical learning; practical studies; practical science; studies with real applications
new and old; incoming and outgoing
fire and water; flooding and fire
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)