to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
woman; female; feminine gender
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
alone; by oneself; on one's own
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe out; to exhale
Taiwan cherry (Prunus campanulata); winter cherry tree
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
complimentary copy of a book
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous