measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
belief; faith; conviction
disliking a certain food without having tried it; disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to pry; to prize; to prise
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
natural tendency; natural course of events; force of circumstances
two people; two monarchs; two rulers
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
(senior) managing director
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
to accompany; to go with; to go together
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki