horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
to mix; to stir; to blend
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
to increase; to add to; to augment
succession; continuation; series; sequence
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
amount of money; sum of money
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
please; somehow or other; one way or another
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to differ; to vary; to disagree
individual; private person; personal; private
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to become misty; to become hazy
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
breakthrough; great discovery
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to accept; to receive; to agree