reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
departure; leaving; starting; standing
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
counter for (small) boats
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be needed; to be wanted
business; errand; nature of one's business
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
(arch.) three-legged metal pot or kettle (used in ancient China)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
otherwise; or else; if not
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
enemy territory; hostile place
care; precaution; guarding; caution
difficult to ...; hard to ...
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble