home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
nature's beauty (cool breeze and bright moon)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
horseplay; fooling around
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
to take over; to hand over
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to become decrepit and ugly with age
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
what do you want?; can I help you?
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
bet; wager; stake; gamble
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
divining sticks; counting; calculation
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment