tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
at that time; in those days
circulation; dissemination
adaptation (of a poem, novel, etc.); recasting; rewriting; modification; rehashing
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
independence; self-reliance
unique; individual; original; unusual
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
preference; priority; precedence
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
time; season; period; phase; stage
Ruskin; Laskin; Luskin; Raskin
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
river; stream; River; the ... river
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to tower above; to stand out
in history; ever; historical
separation; farewell; parting
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
colour; color; hue; tints