vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
front; frontage; facade; main
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
daughter of the home; unmarried woman who owns (the future rights to) a home
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on