to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
body and soul; mind and body
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
Thanksgiving Day; harvest festival
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
royal capital; imperial capital
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
crops; agricultural produce
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
import; importation; introduction; afferent
to keep in mind; to memorize
general; overall; across-the-board
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
interruption; suspension; break
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
school building; schoolhouse
corridor; hallway; passageway
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
one's person; around one's person
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to stiffen; to become stiff