remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
will not do; do not; does not
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to lose sight of; to miss
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
beyond this point; from now on; after this
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery