opening and shutting; opening and closing
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
technique; art; skill; move
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
such; this sort of; like this
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
survival; survivor; relic
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
social meeting place; watering hole
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
financier; business leader
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
many; numerous; various; large number of
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently