to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
along the river; riverside
to make worse (e.g. disease); to aggravate; to complicate
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
hair style; way of dressing hair
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
great wall (of China); long wall
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
ambassador plenipotentiary
artist's impression; picture based on one's imagination; imaginary rendering
official promotional photo of a musician, model, etc.
continuously; continually; without a break; next; then; after that
musical dance; music and dancing
reorganization; reorganisation
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)