makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
United Kingdom and the Netherlands; British-Dutch; England
original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
by day and night; day and night; round the clock
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
older brother; elder brother
coexistence; living together
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
retainer; retinue; servant
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be like-minded; to have the same goal
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
fifth day of the month; five days
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast