to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
naturally; of course; understandably
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
river; stream; River; the ... river
pleasant feeling; good feeling
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
the very best; excellent; superb
very; much; greatly; a lot of
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be needed; to be wanted
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
seventh day of the month; seven days
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious