to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to keep away; to keep at a distance
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
how; in what way; by what means
bento; Japanese box lunch
feeling; sense; impression
book; volume; this; present; main; head
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
having said that; on the other hand
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
weak point; unskillfulness
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)