approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
retainer; attendant; escort
court lady; lady-in-waiting
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to drink up; to drain (cup)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
to rock; to shake; to swing
slim; slender; slight; delicate
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to chase; to run after; to pursue
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to collapse into; to flop onto
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience