to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
single word; a few words; brief comment
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
concluding an alliance; making a pledge
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
nonparticipation; nonattendance
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
accurate; correct; precise; exact
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
usual; ordinary; normal; ordinarily; normally; usually
donor; contributor; provider
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
one quarter; one fourth; small amount of sake
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
shellfish; seashell; shell
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
small stipend paid to dependants of a bereaved family (Edo period)