amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
product; produce; result; fruit
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
Hasegawa Machiko (1920.1.30-1992.5.27)
Sazae-san (Japanese comic character)
The Asahai Shimbun Company
meaning; connotation; denotation
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
must-read; required reading
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
the place for; the time for; the level of
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
directly; in person; firsthand
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
usage; way to use; utilization
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
this is why; this means; it is the case that
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour