legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
moderate; proper; just right
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
vitality; energy; dynamism
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
almost; roughly; approximately
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to do together; to share; to participate in
one's younger days; when one was young
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to be discouraged; to shrink from
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunately that ...
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
to help a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
item; article; dish; course; finest item
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)