chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
older sister; elder sister
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
(not so) much; (not) very
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to give; to do (something) for
such; like that; that sort of; very
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
history of; experience of
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
preface; introduction; preamble
form; shape; figure; visage
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
confections; sweets; candy; cake
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to feel oneself indebted to
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to