without exaggeration; truthful; factual
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
appointment; rendezvous; date
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to pitch forward; to fall forward
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
land near a castle; castle town
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
black ground; black cloth
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about