to enclose; to corral; to fence in; to pen in
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
means; way; method; measure
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to work straight through without stopping
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
contract; compact; agreement
attendant; valet; servant; follower
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name