to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
belief; faith; conviction
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
remark; statement; discourse
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
however; having said that; but
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now