unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
even though it is not; despite not
helper; assistant; second
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
look; glance; (at first) sight
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
every other; second; alternate
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
at your own discretion; as you see fit
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
pretext; pretense; pretence
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)