to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to be talked about behind one's back
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
item used during spring (esp. clothing)
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
to settle one's account; to pay a bill
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
old couple; elderly couple
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
primitive; crude; archaic
frequency; rate of occurrence
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)