gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to know (a person); to think
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to have medicine be effective
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to surround; to crowd around
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
reading matter; reading material
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to translate; to interpret
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
notice; attention; observation
secret information; intelligence
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
how many months?; how long?
the way one works; one's working manner