doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
complicated and mysterious
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
for example; for instance; e.g.
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
every year; yearly; annually
established practice; custom
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to pull in (fish); to land
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
3000; three thousand; many