to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
many; much; plenty; hardly
(made of) stone; stone-built
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
design; idea; conception; plan
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
scale; scope; plan; structure
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
even though; despite; when
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
close; intimate; on good terms
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant