instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
posterity; future life; life to come
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
large build; large pattern
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
very; greatly; exceedingly
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
whatever; never mind; I don't care; the hell with it
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
to trample; to crush underfoot
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
100,000; hundred thousand
only; merely; but; no more than
piece; fragment; one (object)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
composed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely; in indolence
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to mistake (A for B); to misread