to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
until now; so far; up to the present
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to understand; to make out
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
not only ... but (also); as well as ...