reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
new building; new construction
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to move (house); to change residence
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to rebuild; to reconstruct
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
don't you think?; indicates question
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)