to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
hills and fields; countryside
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
wicked thought; wicked mind
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
pure and innocent; immaculate
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour