to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
tens of thousands of years
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sympathy; compassion; pity
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to hide; to keep to oneself
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
contradiction; inconsistency
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)