any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
appearance; expression; manifestation
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
condition; state (of health); appearance
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to have a hard time of it
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
finally; in the end; on top of all that
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
change; alteration; modification
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
(incense) pastille; round cake of incense, esp. used in incense ceremony
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to hide; to keep to oneself