to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
(by) both oneself and others
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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 step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
by means of; due to; because of; according to
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
influence; effect; impact
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
trend of the times; way things are going
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)