beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
bribe; sweetener; douceur
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
all-night vigil over a body; wake
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
genuine article; real thing; real deal
gods and men; godlike person; person as powerful as a god; (arch.) low-ranking Shinto priest
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
parting; separation; farewell
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)