natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
leading; guiding; commanding
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
mail; postal matter; postal item
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to appear in the newspaper
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
continued luck in the fortunes of war
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
land route; overland route; by land; overland
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
English conversation; school for English conversation