explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
long-awaited; long-waited-for; waiting impatiently
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
master; teacher; stable master
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
one's daughter and heiress
disclosure; exposure; revelation
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
poor physical health; bad shape
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
absolutely; positively; decidedly
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding