to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
than; from; out of; except; but; more
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
choices; alternatives; options
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
calm; composed; cool; quiet
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to cross
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor