to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
company president; manager; director
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
control; management (e.g. of a business)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
all you want; as much as one wants
scene; spectacle; sight; view
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)