collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
proper; right; reasonable
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
total amount (of money); total sum; sum total
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
counter for (school) periods; nth period
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
house where one was born; one's parents' house
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
unit of land area (approx. one-tenth hectare)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot; (arch.) going on foot; (arch.) walking
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
charcoal; charred remains
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
small (token of one's gratitude, etc.); little (something by way of thanks); mere (trifle)
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
administration; medication; dosage
to learn the ropes; to get the knack
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
stagnation; hindrance; delay
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
method of treatment; cure; remedy