to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
rule; reign; government; governing
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
as usual; as is one's habit
to ascend; to go up; to climb
observation; survey; watching
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
in search of; in order to look for
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
moment by moment; hour by hour
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to be burned out (of one's home)
fellow pupil; fellow apprentice
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
looking slender in clothing
if you think about it; come to think of it
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind