indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
such; like that; that sort of; very
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to walk away; to walk off
to be surprised; to be astonished
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(some) more; even more; longer; further
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
retainer; attendant; escort
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
grandfather; male senior-citizen
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
reigning; controlling; dictating
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
incident; affair; happening; event
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to make oneself available (free)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
concealment; suppression; hiding
here and there; in places
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
besides; in addition; also; moreover
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)