to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
genius; prodigy; natural gift
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
both (people); the two of them
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
by means of; due to; because of; according to
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
beginning; outset; first; onset
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
dealing with; coping with
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Japan's best; number one in Japan
about; on; regarding; per; for every
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!