to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
failure to reach agreement
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
official name; formal name
life; living; I; me; student
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
very interesting; of great interest
many; much; plenty; hardly