direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
eating between meals; snacking
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
strict order; peremptory command
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
way; method; means; resource; course
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
sender; consignor; remitter
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely