expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to become clear; to be made public
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
small number; few; minority
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
being startled; getting a shock
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
while; even though; despite
while; during (the time when)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
work; labor; labour; toil
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
fields (of rice and other crops)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
origin; root; cause; principle
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
otherwise; or else; if not
to leave this world; to die
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to be sullen; to be offended; to be stuffy; to be stifling; slowly (exhaling smoke)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to project; to stick out; to stand out