counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
uninhabited island; desert island
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
hawks; hardline faction; hardliners
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
the whole year; all the year
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
death and injury; being killed or injured
to anticipate; to foresee
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
according to plan; as planned; on target
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself