somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
will; testament; last request
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
originally; by nature; from the start
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
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)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
bank; banking institution
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
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
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention