mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
right (to do something); authority; power
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
office and rank; an official rank
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to choke; to have trouble breathing
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
show; exhibition; spectacle
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
well then ...; in that situation; in which case