as one had hoped; as one wishes
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to have a meal; to take a meal
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
commencing with; including
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
special selection; finest pick; top pick
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
to lend an ear to; to listen to
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to spread; to be propagated
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
in good health; alive and well; going strong
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
unsightly; ungraceful; clumsy; awkward; unpresentable; unshapely
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
imposing stance; daunting pose
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name