thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
quickly; swiftly; already; before; long time ago
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
unexpected meeting; coincidence
long time; long interval; for quite some time
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
use; utilization; utilisation; application
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
it is not (like that) either
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
possession (esp. of a territory)
wherein; therein; thereinto
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
source of funds; resources; finances
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
production output; number of goods manufactured
difference; variation; difference
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses