stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
still; even now; to this day
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
consultation; consulting; consul
work; business; company; study
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
listed company (on a stock exchange)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to happen to hear; to overhear
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
human relations; personal relationships
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
1000 ri; (a) long distance
both in name and reality; both in name and substance