sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
night watch; night guard; night shift
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
leading person; foremost figure
chief actor (e.g. of a kabuki play)
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
family; members of a family
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
persistence; single-mindedness
range of vision; field of vision
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
cannot be helped; unavoidable