when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
surname; family name; last name
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
first meeting; first contest between
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
fingering (of a musical instrument)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
coastal waters; adjacent seas
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
ratio; proportion; percentage
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
literary woman; talented woman
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
fully prepared; all ready
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
(made of) stone; stone-built
lifting (a child) high up in the air
watchtower; observation tower; lookout