maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
to check; to stop; to keep back
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
repentance; confession; penitence
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
supporting role (actor); minor role
to squeeze out; to wring out
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
to deliver; to hand over; to transfer
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to get slightly dirty (all over)