engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
dietetics; nutritional science
cold-weather damage (to crops)
experimental; provisional
proving ground; test site
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
the right person in the right place
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
folk beliefs; folk religion
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
perpetuation of one's descendants
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers); Ksitigarbha; Jizo
hokora; small wayside shrine
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate