several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to chase; to run after; to pursue
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
with glugging (e.g. of liquid being poured, running down)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest