few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
no!; no no!; no, not at all
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
like this; this sort; this way
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to collapse into; to flop onto
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to start; to begin; to commence
topic of discussion; agenda