this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
form; shape; figure; visage
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at that time; in those days
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to find out; to discover; to locate
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
like; similar to; same as
koshinbun (type of early Meiji-era newspaper); minor journal; local newspaper
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age