craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
way (of doing); manner; method; means
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
fields (of rice and other crops)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
extermination; expulsion; destruction
village; hamlet; settlement
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
settlement; payment of account
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
tag; slip; label; sticker
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
intelligence gathering; information gathering
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
estimate (of costs); budget
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
in person; personally; directly
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
source of information; intelligence source; message source