attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to subsist; to keep on living
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
in person; personally; (do) oneself
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
north of a lake; north of Lake Biwa
city planning; urban planning; town planning
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
number of persons; personnel
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
relieving; refreshing; satisfying
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
a glance; a look; a glimpse
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem