something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
like this; this sort; this way
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
coined word; coinage; neologism
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
import; importation; introduction; afferent
guess; speculation; supposition
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
germination; sprouting; budding
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
beautiful to the eye; pleasant to the eye; sightly
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish