even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
chair; stool; post; office; position
practical question (problem); practical matter
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
relatively; comparatively
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to blaze; to burn brightly
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
sovereign; emperor; monarch
something like ...; something called ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
regarding highly; attaching importance to
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
royalty and titled nobility
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
sons and daughters; children; girl
every place; various places
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
accurate; correct; precise; exact
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)