near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
sanction; approval; decision
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
with these words; while saying
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
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
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
way (of doing); manner; method; means
likability; favorability; popularity
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
opening fully; full throttle; full power
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
why; how; for what reason
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
agricultural community; farm village; rural
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)