desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to anticipate; to foresee
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
settlement; permanent residency
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
how; in what way; in what manner
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
village headman; village mayor
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent