mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
duty; obligation; responsibility
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
progress; advance; improvement; development
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to become possible; to become able to (do)
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
daytime; noon; broad daylight
shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
full view; plain sight; completely visible
convenient; handy; useful
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
almost every day; almost daily
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
going through; going via; going by way of