heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
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
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
discovery; detection; finding
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all