busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
headquarters; head office; main office
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
something like ...; something called ...
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
strict order; peremptory command
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
in that manner; like that
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
although I say; although one might say; although called
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
only; merely; but; no more than
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well