to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
because of; owing to; due to
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to be opposite; to face each other
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
just a minute; small quantity
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be needed; to be wanted
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line