increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
your health and prosperity
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
simple and plain; staightforward
to say; to tell; to state; to do
our country; our land; one's own country
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
hardships; privations; difficulties
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
detente; easing of tensions; thaw
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
all hindrances; all obstacles
to arrange; to manage (to find time)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
attendance; presence; appearance
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
the Six Kingdoms (of China's Warring States period: Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Wei and Zhao); the six tree-derived incense varieties used in kōdō ceremonies
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
should; must; -able; probably; likely
originally; by nature; from the start