to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
accumulation; accumulate; store
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
precipice; cliff; flat head
to name; to call; to christen; to term
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
tool; implement; means; furniture
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to need; to call for; to require
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to look forward to something
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored