right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
correction; rectification; mending; repair
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to cease; to stop; to be over
to continue to rain or snow
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
only; merely; but; no more than