I see; that's right; indeed
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to pick up; to find; to gather
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
predicament; one's ground; one's position
sad to say; how sad; alas
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
suddenly; all of a sudden
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
puppy; whelp; magic word said to comfort a frightened child and put him to sleep
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.)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long