consideration; taking into account
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
ninth day of the month; nine days
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to keep away; to keep at a distance
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
the relation of master to servant
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
street stall; stand; booth
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
common people; ordinary people; masses
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
weather forecast; weather report
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.