consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
vise; jack; vice; immorality; vice-
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
had better ...; had better not ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
overall victory; championship
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title