is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
wife and children; (arch.) wife
dining table; a dish (type of food)
third day of the month; three days
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
household; home; family; housekeeping
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
like water; like it grows on trees
second highest division; wrestlers of the second highest division
to demand money; to pester; to extort
way (of doing); manner; method; means
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
glad countenance; joyful look
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to blame; to find fault with
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
true meaning; underlying principle