sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
myself; yourself; I; me; you
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
... years old; age (of) ...
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
control; management (e.g. of a business)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to concern; to be related
power; authority; jurisdiction
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
(political) power; authority; influence
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)