by means of; due to; because of; according to
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to rain incessantly; to downpour
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
white heat; incandescence; (emitting) white light; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to unfold; to unroll; to open
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup