in every case; in everything; in all matters
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
place; situation; position; location
washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple)
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
lately; recently; nowadays
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
luster and color; lustre and colour
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
vassals; retainers; followers
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
difficult to ...; hard to ...
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars