several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
agricultural community; farm village; rural
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
system; institution; organization; organisation
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
repeatedly; several times; many times
wrong; different; not like that
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to make use of; to lend money
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
these guys; these fellows
(not so) much; (not) very
worst; poor and boring; uncool
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
rather; sooner; preferably
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own