to ask; to enquire; to query
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
drinking water; potable water
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
one thin flat object; one sheet
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
air of luxury; high class feel
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
complexion; colour; color; blood red