culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
command; commander; commandant
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
huge rock; firmness; solidity
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
crew member; crewman; crew
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to increase; to add to; to augment
scale; scope; plan; structure
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
(necessary) personnel; required person
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
existence; being; presence
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint