to subsist; to keep on living
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
simply; merely; only; solely
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
(necessary) personnel; required person
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
origin; beginning; source
(ancient) Japan; Yamato kingdom; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture); Yamato (battleship)
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)