reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
way (of doing); manner; method; means
observatory; observation post
to face on; to look out on to
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
practical; realistic; pragmatic
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
bank; banking institution
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
another; different; separate; discrete
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
enterprising; go-ahead; progressive
derailment; digression; deviation
(one's) youth; one's younger days
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)