to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how; in what way; by what means
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
just because; even if; even though
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
regret; repentance; remorse
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
alone; by oneself; on one's own
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness