best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
to have a reason; to have an excuse
6th day of the month; six days
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
employer's house; master's house
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
sympathy; compassion; pity
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
but; however; although; though
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
staying the night; lodging (at)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)