early (days); initial stage; initial
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
number one; first; best; most; game; round
should; must; -able; probably; likely
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
preference; priority; precedence
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
in the same manner as before; the same as always
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
choices; alternatives; options
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
apparently; appears to be
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
spirit world; underworld; the next world
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to ask; to enquire; to query
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions