to be inevitable; to be certain; to resolve (to do)
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
front shrine; hall of worship
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
un-; non-; negative prefix
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location