to need; to call for; to require
wear; clothing; dress; ware; goods
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to have an eye on; to zero in on
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
until now; so far; up to the present
than; from; out of; except; but; more
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time