use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
as (for); for; in the capacity of
speech; expression; wording; language
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
the same generation; coeval
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
negotiations; discussions; connection
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to accept; to receive; to agree
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary