cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
(United States of) America; USA
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to say; to be called; to do
number one; first; best; most; game; round
rational; logical; coherent
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
so slight as to be all but non-existent
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
custom; habit; customary practice
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
second (unit of time); arc second
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
single word; a few words; brief comment
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
expression; look; countenance; face
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish