even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
in that way; thus; so; so?
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
stirring; slight movement
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
practising law; legal processes in running a country; method; way; magic
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
how; in what way; how about
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for