to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
long military service; having experienced many battles
soldier; combatant; warrior
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
sports ground; playing field; playground
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
weight training; muscle training
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
accurate; correct; precise; exact
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
in the same manner as before; the same as always
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like