2nd day of the month; two days
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
director of Dewa province; person who frequently makes comparisons with other countries, industries, etc. when complaining about an issue or situation
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
23rd day of the month; 23 days
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
establishment (of a business); founding
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
stairs; stairway; staircase
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
subterranean drain; culvert; conduit
to burrow through; to dig through
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
already; now; no longer; not any more
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
incessantly; continuously; continually; unceasingly; without a break
to have many visitors (of a home); to be prosperous (of a shop)
interest; rights; concession
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman; fisher
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to visit frequently; to haunt