game (contest) held in the presence of a lord (daimyo, shogun)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to some extent; to a certain extent
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
decision; settlement; definition
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
imagination; supposition; guess
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
don't you think?; indicates question
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
very likely; very probable
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I see; that's right; indeed
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest