cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
-less; lacking; non-existing
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
love affair; sensual pleasures
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
audience; attendance; hearers
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
one large ...; a great ...
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to run away; to escape safely
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to get (someone) drunk; to inebriate; to intoxicate; to charm; to enchant
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
supply; provision; service; supply
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
(having) life-and-death power (over)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
much less; to say nothing of
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off