to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
nothing but; except; no more than
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
female owner; proprietress; landlady; female head of a household
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
glistening dew; "white dew" solar term (approx. September 8)
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
even though; despite; when
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
name; given name; first name
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest