to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to push aside; to brush aside
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
one of the six administrators of a Zen temple
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
library; book collection; paperback book
poor work; humble reference to one's own work
editor (in publishing, etc.)
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
honour; honor; glory; privilege
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
horse native to Hokkaido; person born and raised in Hokkaido
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
greeting; a fine thing to say
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
although I say; although one might say; although called
special; particular; peculiar; unique
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color