service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
free time; time at leisure
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
together with; same; both; all; including ...
working hard; applying oneself; cultivating one's character (through hard work or study); polishing (stones)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to discuss; to talk together
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bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to be well-known; to be famous
making a country prosperous; prosperous country; Kōkoku era (of the Southern Court; 1340.4.28-1346.12.8)
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
debate; panel discussion; forum
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)