to ascertain; to check; to make sure
how; in what way; how about
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to pause; to have a short intermission
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
height of summer; hottest part of summer
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
royal capital; imperial capital
second day of the month; two days
going through; going via; going by way of
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
transport; transportation
agreement; stipulation; contract
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
supportive (role); assistant; assisting