happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
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
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
(not) even once; (not) ever
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
large truck; semi-trailer
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
all over Japan; throughout Japan
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
to run through; to run past
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.