to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
individual; private person; personal; private
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to die; to lay down life's burden
either way; in any case; one way or another
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
surely; certainly; without doubt
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
just because; even if; even though
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
reputation; respectability
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance