how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
immediately; right away; on the spot
particular; hard to please; fussy
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
your visit; your presence
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
treatment (of a person); dealing with
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
good walker; tireless walker
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
leaving everything up to someone else
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
party; gang; company; squad
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan