word created by retaining the first syllable (or two) of a word and suffixing it with the word "moji"
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
rising and going to bed; daily life; all the time; constantly; whether awake or asleep
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
simply; merely; only; solely
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
this country; our country
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
in the mountains; among the mountains
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
one person; another name; nickname; alias
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
(United States of) America; USA; US
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
generation; lifetime; age
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
family; relatives; dependents; household
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point