guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
large store; large-scale store
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
clothes; clothing; garments
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
simply; merely; only; solely
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
refinement; elegance; grace
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
exhibition; display; putting on show
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
instant; moment; for an instant
to pause; to have a short intermission
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
with a start; with a jump
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate