so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
of course; certainly; naturally
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
carriage; movement (of the body)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
errand runner; messenger (Azuchi-Momoyama period); patroller; minor official (Edo period)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
parental love or affection
something like ...; something called ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement