to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
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
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
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?
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
background research; research into the period
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to finger; to tamper (with)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
musical composition title; song title
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...