influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
scale; scope; plan; structure
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
is that so?; I see; right; oh
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
edict; ordinance; proclamation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking