to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
not necessarily so; is not always true
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
long military service; having experienced many battles
practice; practising; experience
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
grudge; complaint; reproach
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
endurance; perseverance; patience
tone (of voice); manner of talking
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
disparate society; stratified society
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
when it becomes; when it comes to
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill