rather than; more ... than ...
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
source of river; fountainhead
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
land reclamation (from sea)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
right beside; close to; nearby
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
dwelling; house; residence; address
good or bad luck; fortune
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
general idea; concept; notion
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
(national) capital (city); metropolis
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
something; some kind of; for some reason
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included