in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
for your information; I'm telling you
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
gem; jewel; precious stone
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
it's been a long time; long time no see
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
technique; art; skill; move
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean