hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
(brute) force; using all one's might
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to collect information; to gather knowledge
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to turn right; to turn to the right
to get between; to be caught in
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey