continuously; continually; without a break; next; then; after that
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
every person; every mouth; every entrance
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
brief (amount of time); short
and then; and so; and; so then
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
great emperor; ... the Great
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to take flight; to disappear