quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to think of; to come up with
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
subway; metro; underground (railway)
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha); Avatamska sutra; Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
destination (in travel); place where one is staying
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
making up a prescription; dispensing a prescription; preparing a medicine