to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
baton (of command); order; command; direction
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
without; but if; otherwise; or else
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
financial power; financial means; wealth
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
fine weather; fair weather
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to express (in words); to confess
to have a narrow escape from death
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
firmly; solidly; heartily
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug