to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
retainer; vassal; servant
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
speed of a boat; draft; draught
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
being settled; coming to a conclusion
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
this family; we; this house
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
the other day; some time ago; recently
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
marriage proposal; marriage talks
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to like; to love; to be fond of
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in