to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
silence (not speaking); muteness
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
Cancer (constellation); the Crab
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
Esshū (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
that is to say; so that means
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
messenger; envoy; emissary
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to check; to stop; to keep back
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)