convenient; expedient; makeshift
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
everyday life; daily life
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
linguistic aspects of life; linguistic behaviour
Watanabe Shouichi (1930.10-)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
connection; link; relationship
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to indicate; to show; to point to
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
river; stream; River; the ... river
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population