large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
ago; since; before; previous
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
the lower classes; the common people
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
feeling; sense; impression
immediately; right away; on the spot
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to say; to tell; to state; to do
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
phrase used as an adjective
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be surprised; to be astonished
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
document; official papers
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
writing; composition; essay; sentence
just a minute; small quantity
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to summon; to get used to call
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to ask a question; to ask questions
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify