near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
not caring; not giving a damn
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to give directions; to issue instructions
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
regulation; adjustment; control
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
bird's-eye view; aerial view; overhead view
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
people; men and women; each person; everybody
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
same family (race, tribe)
justification; rationalization