but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
something; some kind of; for some reason
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
follower; attendant; valet; servant
clearing one's throat; cough
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
postponement; deferment; adjournment
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
in the meanwhile; during the time
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
about when; about what time; how soon
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
discrimination; discernment; identification
establishment; settlement
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to triumph; to be elated with success