to give directions; to issue instructions
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
(involving) payment; (involving) compensation; paying a fee
employment (long term); hire
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
staying the night; lodging (at)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
construction at top speed
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
cramped home; one's humble abode; hovel; pigsty; cottage; squalid hut
even though it is not; despite not
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
palatial residence; stately mansion
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
breaking off; snapping off
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
exquisite skill; wonderful performance
to look away; to avert one's eyes
memory; sense; experience
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious