what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
high octane; high octane gasoline; high-octane petrol
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
besides; in addition; also; moreover
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be helpful; to be useful
every place; various places
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
(some) more; even more; longer; further