annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
successive generations; successive emperors
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
early (days); initial stage; initial
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
one's share; one's portion
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
a few years ago; some years back
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
unnatural death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes