to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
about when; about what time; how soon
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
no need to guess; certainly
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to perceive; to understand
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to do for (the sake of someone else)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
heir; inheritor; successor
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience