(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
contract (for work); contracting; undertaking
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
daily allowance; daily wages
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
day after day; day by day
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to fall ill; to be taken ill
one by one; in detail; minutely
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)