to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
is something that; is that which
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
difficult to ...; hard to ...
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
time; age; chance; moment; occasion
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
and; thereupon; because of that
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
kitchen manager; chef; cook
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
laxative; purgative; evacuant
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing