to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
household economy; family finances
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to consult somebody; to talk something over
adviser; advisor; consultant
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(social) position; status
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to be touching; to be moving
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
late at night; at a late hour
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
beginning; outset; first; onset
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place