partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
be (that) as it may; having said that
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
notice; attention; observation
to comb down; to smooth down
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
like a decent person; human
(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
influential person; man of importance
attendance; presence; appearance
study; diligence; discount; reduction
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
detached; aloof; indifferent
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified