to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to play a leading role; to play a central part
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
financial world; business circles
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
large tree; big tree; huge tree
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
a little bit; a little while
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
as (for); for; in the capacity of
business rival; professional jealousy
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
having said that; on the other hand
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule