force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
trouble; bother; annoyance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
princess; daughter of a nobleman
please (give me); please (do for me)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
too much; excessively; too
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain