to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
direct connection; direct link
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
alone; by oneself; on one's own
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
... years old; age (of) ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
two persons; two people; pair; couple
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour