to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
ability; capability; skill
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
way of reciting; way of telling a story
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
single word; a few words; brief comment
(with a) start; fright; alarm
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be silent; to say nothing
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
most part; greater part; majority
one large ...; a great ...
town; city; municipal; urban
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
domestic affairs; internal administration