extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
rather; better; instead; if anything
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
study; diligence; discount; reduction
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
don't you think?; indicates question
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
such; like that; that sort of; very
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
stairs; stairway; staircase
to thrust down; to push off
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be able to manage somehow or another
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations