prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
(a place) out of one's reach
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
court lady; lady-in-waiting
great difference; major mistake
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to happen to have on hand or in stock
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
slaves (lowest class in the ritsuryō system); bondservants; male and female servants; manservants and maids
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
individual; private person; personal; private
to employ; to hire; to charter
direct control; direct supervision
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)