feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Eikyō era (1429.9.5-1441.2.17)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
the five great Rinzai temples of Kamakura (Kenchō-ji, Engaku-ji, Jufuku-ji, Jōchi-ji, Jōmyō-ji)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
Kenchō era (1249.3.18-1256.10.5)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
ambassador plenipotentiary
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not