ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
the present year; at that time
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
entreaty; appeal; petition
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
origin of an illness; cause of a disease; pathogenesis; etiology
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
commander; commanding officer; CO
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time