as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
every evening; night after night
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
one's figure during sleep
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
good-natured person; nice person
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
secret; private; surreptitious
to order; to command; to appoint
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to