remote past; far ago; time immemorial
pride; dignity; self-respect
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
strong nation; powerful country
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
pride; boast; credit (to)
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
rational; reasonable; logical
selling by measure; selling by weight; selling by volume
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
calm; composed; cool; quiet
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
investiture of the Crown Prince
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
surroundings; environs; circumference
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
to be conspicuous; to stand out
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)