considerably; fairly; quite
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
pothunting; bounty hunting; pothunter; bounty hunter
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
beforehand; in advance; previously
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
vamp (woman who uses sex appeal to exploit men); bump
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
how; in what way; how about
to raise one's voice; to shout
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners