to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
just; fair; proper; reasonable
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
brawny; muscular; impressive; gigantic
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
chief vassal; senior statesman
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
head; brains; intellect; understanding
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
chamberlain; castle keeper
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
administration; government; administrator; governor
to entrust; to leave to a person
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")