to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to be silent; to say nothing
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
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
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to join together; to combine; to join up
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
final; eventual; ultimate
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
lord of a manor; estate steward
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
all; entire; whole; altogether
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person