to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
second (unit of time); arc second
fourth day of the month; four days
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
since then; from that time; ever since
living god; saintly person
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
evening; night; nighttime
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
elopement; running away with a lover
stochastic; probabilistic
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss