possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
comparison; something worthy of comparison
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
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 be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
in name only; titular; nominal
at; in; at; when; by; with
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to some extent; to a certain extent
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
surroundings; environs; circumference
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
don't you think?; indicates question
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move