brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as a child; when one was a child
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to pick up; to find; to gather
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
with these words; while saying
to have a hard time of it
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
such; like that; that sort of; very
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of