making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
section manager; section chief
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
taking heart; being in high spirits
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to learn something through hearing
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
explicit statement (e.g. law); express provision
handy method; shortcut; expedient
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
place; room; margin; scope
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
pride; boast; credit (to)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...