to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
when it becomes; when it comes to
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
meaning; significance; sense
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how; in what way; how about; questionable
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous