rather; better; instead; if anything
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to employ; to hire; to charter
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
suffix for familiar person
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
again; once more; a second time
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...