inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to grow taller (of people)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
adult dog; fully-grown dog; mature dog
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
district; section; sector
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
still (continuing); as ever; further
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
final scene; the end; finale
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
global maximum; greatest value
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to take measures (against); to take steps
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor