to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
rather; better; instead; if anything
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
error; mistake; slip; bug
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to order; to command; to appoint
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to become fraught with emotion
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
whispered conversation; whispering
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
meanwhile; in the meantime
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
one by one; one after another; successively
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
morning assembly (at a company, school, etc.); morning gathering
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish