election tour; election campaign; stumping
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
small number; few; minority
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
flour; meal; powder; dust
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
large amount of money; great cost
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
bad news; news of a death; death notice
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
where there is a will, there is a way
government and people; those in and out of the court or government; the entire nation
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of