weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
upper reaches of a river; upstream
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
committal; reference; submission (e.g. to committee); commitment
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
I appreciate your efforts
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
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
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
calamity; misfortune; disaster
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen