to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to collect; to assemble; to gather
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
burning at the stake; burning to death
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
ramification; branching off
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to serve; to work for; to attend
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
people; citizens; subjects; folk
place for relaxation and refreshment
to be intimate with; to befriend
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
street performer (comedian)
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut