political measures; policy
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
voter turnout; (polling) turnout
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
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?
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
how long; how much; to what extent
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that day; the very same day
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be able (to); to be possible (to)