a long time ago; long before now
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
secrecy; highly classified information
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
bid rigging; collusion (on contract bidding); (illegal) price-fixing agreement; consultation; discussion; conference
at; in; at; when; by; with
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
transcendence; transcendency
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
supernatural things; unnatural phenomena; spirits and demons
the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to wail; to cry loudly; to howl
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
this family; our family; this house; we
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow