below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
until now; so far; up to the present
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
due form; official; formality
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
dominion; territory; possession
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be surprised; to be astonished
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
time; hour; period; class
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
sick person; patient; invalid
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
chair; stool; post; office; position
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to make merry; to be festive
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
object of adoration, longing
indicate reason; infers some protest
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
proposal; offer; request; application