to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
range of vision; field of vision
(one's) youth; one's younger days
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
heart and soul; one's heart; one's soul
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
convenience; benefit; profit
actual profit; practical use; benefit
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
labor; labour; work; service
to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy; to give pleasure (to)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
to mature (esp. by fermentation); to ripen (e.g. wine, cheese); to be properly aged; (arch.) to rot
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
arista; awn; (grain) beard
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to be intimate with; to befriend
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
wood (for building); lumber; timber
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
good material; good timber; able persons
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down