nice; likeable; desirable
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
question; inquiry; enquiry
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
egoism; egotism; selfishness
love your neighbour (neighbor)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
straining; tensing up; trying too hard; overexertion; bravado; showing off
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
left breast; left side of the chest
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
door; gate; opening; title page
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to accept; to receive; to agree
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little