(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pride; dignity; self-respect
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
duty; function; office; mission; task
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
many; numerous; various; large number of
to establish; to formulate
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
at that time; in those days
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
presence; sitting with; being with