how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
Takizawa Bakin (1767-1848)
Nansou Satomi Hakkenden (Eight Dog Chronicles, novel 1842)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
although I say; although one might say; although called
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
reality; actuality; hard fact
don't you think?; indicates question
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper