rather; better; instead; if anything
number one; first; best; most; game; round
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); the seven days of the week
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to say; to be called; to do
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to provide; to arrange; to install
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
now; the present time; just now; another; more
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to leave as is; to ignore
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
court lady; lady-in-waiting
several people; a few people
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case