aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to gather strength; to take heart
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
next president; president-elect
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
discipline; training; teaching manners
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
poor farmer; needy peasant
gleaning (i.e. picking up crop left after harvesting)
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
make no progress; remain unsettled
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
preface; introduction; preamble
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
verbal message; word (from someone)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside