action; operation; effect; function
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
complete change; about-face
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
though; notwithstanding; although
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
lately; recently; nowadays
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
weak constitution; ill health
sympathy; compassion; pity
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
helping hand; help; support; aid
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial