to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
silence (not speaking); muteness
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
together with; same; both; all; including ...
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
how; in what way; how about
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
dark (color); concentrated; thick
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
mistress; kept woman; concubine
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(not so) much; (not) very
to be surprised; to be astonished
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...