sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
way; method; means; resource; course
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
such; this sort of; like this
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
warding off disaster; protecting against misfortune
charm; incantation; spell; curse
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
convenient; handy; useful
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
second-hand shop; curio shop
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up