nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to lend an ear to; to listen to
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
society; public; community; social studies
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
sad; wretched; deplorable
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
strong interaction; strong force
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to run about; to rush about
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to compete with; to vie for
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
individual; private person; personal; private
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
invitation; introduction; temptation
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is