before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
want to ... do something; would like to ...
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
manners; behavior; behaviour
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out