left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
generation; lifetime; age
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
Toyama (city, prefecture)
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
Ochanomizu (Tokyo district); Ochanomizu (Kyogen play)
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
to have an eye on; to zero in on
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
opening a business; opening a practice
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
beginning (of a century, etc.)
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
town; city; municipal; urban
modernization; modernisation