to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
wild harvested nori; jelly lichen (Collema sp.)
workshop; studio; atelier
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
machine parts; machinery; equipment
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
idiom; set phrase; habit of speech; saying
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
embodiment; realization; materialization
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
Iwami Silver Mine (Shimane Prefecture)
bamboo (tobacco) ash receptacle
export; exportation; efferent
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
vineyard; vinery; grape plantation
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread