to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
magistrate; shogunate administrator
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
word; (arch.) waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
what kind of; what sort of; what
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse