news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
body guard; military escort
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
about this time; about now
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
antique; old article; secondhand goods
gem; jewel; precious stone