at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
operation; functioning; running
parting; separation; farewell
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
horseplay; fooling around
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
one thin flat object; one sheet
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to serve; to work for; to attend
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to crack; to develop a crack
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing