soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
be that as it may; that may be true, but ...; even so, ...
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
abstruse; occult; mysterious
working hard; applying oneself; cultivating one's character (through hard work or study); polishing (stones)
gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
craving; longing; thirsting
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
several sheets (flat objects)
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
eight trigrams (divination signs); bagua; divination; fortune-telling
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean