to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
to be smeared; to be covered
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
how; in what way; how about
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
studies; schoolwork; classwork
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
construction; establishment
royal castle; imperial castle
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage