up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
accomplishment; execution
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)