to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
estimate (of costs); budget
oppression; suppression; pressure
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
several years; a few years
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
most of all; extremely; supremely
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
modesty; humility; being humble
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
physical condition; state of health
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly