to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
lower government office (ritsuryo system); servant of a higher ranking person (during the middle ages); retainer; servant of an urban family; serf
(social) position; status
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
party-internal; within the party
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
madder red; dark red; crimson
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
evening sky; twilight sky
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
what do you want?; can I help you?
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to calm; to soothe; to quiet; to appease
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)