superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
very interesting; of great interest
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
rather; better; instead; if anything
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
(present) head of a family
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp