to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce; unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to keep watch; to stand guard
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to become possible; to become able to (do)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
keeper of imperial archives; worker skilled in the brewing of sake or soy sauce
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
regular pay; fixed salary
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
percent; per cent; percentage
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
unearned income; investment income; passive income
example; illustration; precedent
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to haul in hand over hand
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)