in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to say; to be called; to do
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
calm; composed; cool; quiet
ten; 10; ten years of age
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to say; to tell; to state; to do
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
as soon as possible; ASAP
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to say; to tell; to state; to do
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
remnants of a defeated army
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
messenger; envoy; emissary
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
walking briskly; determinedly
to rebuke; to scold harshly
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud