distress; anguish; mental suffering
useless; vain; aimless; idle
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
society; the world; the times
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing