highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to gather strength; to take heart
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
beginning; outset; first; onset
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
freely; frankly; without reserve
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
had better ...; had better not ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
meaning; significance; sense
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...