to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
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)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
although I say; although one might say; although called
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
incident; affair; happening; event
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
contract; compact; agreement
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
though one didn't intend (expect) to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort