to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
strangulation; strangling
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
last night; yesterday evening
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
law office; lawyer's office; attorney's office
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Kyoto vegetables; vegetables traditionally grown in and around Kyoto
Brassica campestris var. laciniifolia (variety of wild mustard)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid