spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
than; from; out of; except; but; more
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
such; like that; that sort of; very
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
Sakai Houitsu (1761-1828)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
weather (meteorology) information
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
on the sea; surface of the sea
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen