to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in that way; thus; so; so?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicate reason; infers some protest
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
now; the present time; just now; another; more
form; shape; figure; visage
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
river; stream; River; the ... river
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...