book; volume; this; present; main; head
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
insecticide; insect repellent
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
wood (for building); lumber; timber
beginning of summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
such; like that; that sort of; very
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous