heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to like; to love; to be fond of
priority level; degree of relative priority
even more; still more; further
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
rising; ascending; climbing
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
just because; even if; even though
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
since then; from that time; ever since
while moving; on the move
noted product; local specialty
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon