translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
based on; built on; made from
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
although I say; although one might say; although called
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
but; however; provided that
not limited to; not just ...
those (near the second person)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary