useful thing; usable article
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
the future; future prospects
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
art of war; strategy; tactics
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
how many years; how long; what year
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
oversight; omission; mistake
former years; formerly; a few years ago
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
river; stream; River; the ... river
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
river management; river improvement; flood control
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout