towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
work-in-progress; working state
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
ID card; identification card
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
medical administrative work; medical clerical work
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
job hunting; job searching
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
tank (military vehicle); chariot
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
tall building; high-rise building
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
den; wild animal dwelling; den (e.g. of thieves); hiding place; den; small snug room
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861; woodblock artist)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene