patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
continuation; succession; series; continuous
how many years; how long; what year
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
taking turns; in rotation
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
otherwise; or else; if not
slightly early; just before
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to discuss; to talk together
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
completely financed; sponsored; under patronage
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
divining sticks; counting; calculation
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
military science; strategy; tactics
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
three heads are better than two; three ordinary people together have great wisdom; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
import; importation; introduction; afferent