secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
use; utilization; utilisation; application
alternately; by turns; one after the other
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
profitable plan; good plan
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
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)
naturally; of course; understandably
such; like that; in that way
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give