tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
honorarium (to cover transportation costs); travel expenses (customarily given by wedding hosts to guests who have travelled from afar)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
long ago; a long time ago; already
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
and; thereupon; because of that
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to recall; to remember; to recollect
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
as (for); for; in the capacity of
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
such; this sort of; like this
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
how can (one) do something
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
moneylending; moneylender
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
this world; this life; world of the living