to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
Bon and year-end festivals
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
individualism; egoism; selfishness
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
house for rent; house to let; building a house; built house
unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to escape from; to get out
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
if so; in that case; in that situation
elder sister; effeminate man
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
manly; masculine; like a man
to speak eloquently; to talk volubly
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to be reflected in a mirror
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts