decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
misanthropy; misanthropist
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively