to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
work; business; company; study
technique; art; skill; move
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
retirement (from an official position)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
dominion; territory; possession
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
workman; craftsman; laborer; labourer; artisan
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
this world; this life; world of the living
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
counter for generations; epoch
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
in general; generally; usually