to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters)
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
before ... days (months, etc.)
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
to stop walking; to pause
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
promotion; raising of status
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
to go through formalities
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
work; business; company; study
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
birth; creation; formation
popular will; will of the people
south side of a mountain; Sanyo district
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life