to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
remarkable; striking; obvious
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
commerce; trade; business
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
store name; shop name; restaurant name
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
(in) the air; midair; sky
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to have a talk; to tell a story
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article