request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
after a long time; for the first time in a while
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chair; stool; post; office; position
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
perfect; complete; flawless
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
how; in what way; how about; questionable
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)