ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
the ocean; the great deep
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to trace back to (the origins of something)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan