to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
royal capital; imperial capital
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
myself; yourself; I; me; you
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
name; given name; first name
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
orphan; person without friends
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
time; hour; period; class
time around sunset; early evening
going home from work; on the way home from work
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
shopping; purchased goods