miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc.; by the (month, week, etc.)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
conjecture; guesswork; guess
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
result; fruit (of); product (of)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
three generations; three periods; third generation
village office; local administration office in a village
chair; stool; post; office; position
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
duty; obligation; responsibility
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
proposal; proposition; suggestion
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
scholarship; learning; knowledge
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
region; limits; stage; level
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)