to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
because of; owing to; due to
agricultural land; farmland
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
production output; number of goods manufactured
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
charming; fascinating; attractive
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
nothing but; except; no more than
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
training; drill; practice; discipline
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
what proportion; what percentage
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
contemplation; meditation
to say no more; to sink into silence
to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)