like this; this sort; this way
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
verbal promise; one's word
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to concern; to be related
to attempt; to test; to try out
history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
statement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument); dissertation; enunciation; setting forth
chief; main; principal; major
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation