to understand; to make out
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
main; principal; chief; primary; major
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
intention; idea; inclination; wish
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
several years; a few years
study; library; den; home office; reading room
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
furnishings; implements; equipment
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
quarrel; dispute; argument
to make oneself available (free)
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
person who has rendered distinguished service
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie