recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
memory; sense; experience
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
that is to say; so that means
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
how many people; a number of people
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
many; much; plenty; hardly