influence; clout; leverage
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
don't you think?; indicates question
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
father; dad; husband; you; he
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)