to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
what kind of; what sort of; what
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
another day; some other day
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
question; inquiry; asking
verbal promise; one's word
attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; (lit.) catching neither the horsefly nor the bee
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
myself; yourself; I; me; you
just because; even if; even though
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
indeed; really; truly; very much
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
river; stream; River; the ... river
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
after all; because; but; even; too; as well