promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to have a rumor circulating
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
button (clothing); push-button
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
infectious disease; infection
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
how many people; a number of people
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
interval; break; pause; spare moment
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to become empty; to be emptied