pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
as if nothing had happened
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
almost every day; almost daily
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
impossible; unlikely; improbable
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
considerably; fairly; quite
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
had better ...; had better not ...
to be talented; to be able
to be helpful; to be useful
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
the place for; the time for; the level of
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail