few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
journey; route of a journey
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
retreating figure; appearance from behind
haori (Japanese formal coat)
chive (Allium schoenoprasum); chives
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
the daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
(a place) out of one's reach
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out