to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to water down; to dilute with water
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to breathe out; to exhale
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(not) even once; (not) ever
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
antiquity; the previous era
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
all; entire; whole; altogether
polite; respectful; reverent
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to make a lasting impression
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
land near a castle; castle town
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of