burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
construction; architecture (of buildings)
future (usually near); prospects
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
you could say; you might say; verging on the
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
family structure; family composition; family makeup
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
dry riverbed; river beach
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with