to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
river; stream; River; the ... river
along; parallel to; in accordance with
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
(religious) faith; belief; creed
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
guess; conjecture; surmise
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to ask; to enquire; to query
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
reason; cause; circumstances
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to make an appearance; to show up
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to serve; to work for; to attend
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe