to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
meaning; significance; sense
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
retainer; vassal; servant
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
congratulation; celebration
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
utmost limit; extremity; result
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
cotton cloth; cotton material
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
directly; in person; firsthand
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
one's own property; possessions