some; several; many; how many; how much; very
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to read the situation; to sense the mood
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
several times (as large, over)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
severe earthquake; violent tremor
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
individual; private person; personal; private
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
largehearted; frank; unaffected
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
descriptive poetry; epic poem
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening