taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
strict order; peremptory command
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
commencing with; including
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
superior; excellent; fine
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
impossible to do (although wants to)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to have a rumor circulating
to find out; to discover; to locate
job (work) training (for the unskilled)
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
this and that; one thing or another
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
illegitimate child; secret love child