to go with the flow; to go with the times
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to give; to do (something) for
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
to turn completely into; to become completely
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
on the way back; returning
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
spell; curse; incantation
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
every single word and phrase; word by word
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
have to do; must; should; ought to
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire