to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through
Huainanzi (ancient Chinese collection of essays)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
narrator; storyteller; reciter
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
official in charge; person in charge
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
tide; current; tendency; trend
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
individualism; egoism; selfishness
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
beauty of style; beauty of form
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
natural; reasonable; understandable
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
pre-war days; before the war
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to