to ascertain; to check; to make sure
how; in what way; by what means
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
very likely; very probable
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
maintaining the status quo
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
trouble; bother; annoyance
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
discovery; detection; finding
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
this is why; this means; it is the case that
settlement; solution; resolution
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to spend time (on doing something)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
preference; priority; precedence
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
seeing one off; farewell; escort
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts