to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
one's home; one's native province
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
shady online money-making
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
entreaty; appeal; petition
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
trouble of going somewhere
at your own discretion; as you see fit
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to make an appearance; to show up
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
to be in luck's way; to get lucky
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
to come back; to bloom a second time
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
discretion; consideration; allowance
happiness and good fortune
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
parading of portable shrines and floats at Shinto festivals