explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
passion; temper; irritability
to let out a cry; to shout
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
personal (employee); employed; retained
that's right; yes; uh-huh
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
reason; cause; circumstances
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss