twig used in grafting; budwood
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
in comparison to; rather than
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
considerably; greatly; a lot
arm; skill; efforts; ability
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
height (of body); stature
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan