to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
group; bunch; crowd; group
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
that; the matter in question
internal organ; viscera; gut
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
individual; private person; personal; private
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
Shuchō era (686.7.20-686.12.?); Suchō era; Akamitori era
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
dullard; indecisive person
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to begin an explanation (argument, story, etc.)
crushing up; grinding; rough preparation; spadework
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
samurai; warrior; military family
impregnable castle (walls); impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps