to concern; to be related
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
library; book collection; paperback book
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
because; the reason why is
new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
abandoning; giving up; quitting
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
to pile up; to accumulate
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to enlarge; to widen; to spread out
to translate; to interpret
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
expression; presentation; representation; notation
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid