very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
caller; visitor; company; guest
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
it is I who should say so
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
those (near the second person)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
this occasion; at this time; now
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to have an eye on; to zero in on
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to add (to); to add on; to append
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to entertain; to make welcome
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to amuse oneself; to make merry