oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
pursuer; pursuing party; posse; (arch.) tailwind; (arch.) favorable wind; (arch.) fair wind
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
means; way; method; measure
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
preservation; retainment; keeping
pair (esp. of folding screens)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
great speed; recklessly fast speed
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
rising; ascending; climbing
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical