to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
way; method; means; resource; course
last line of a poem; finally
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
connections; contacts; influence
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
no!; no no!; no, not at all
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
temple; monk's quarters; monk
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
many; numerous; various; large number of
the time has come (for, to, when ...); the time being ripe (for)
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
to hide; to keep to oneself
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
long-cherished desire; one's heart's desire
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
confession; confidential talk; frank talk
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
cemetery guard; crematorium worker
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)