acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
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
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
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)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
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.)
preface; introduction; preamble
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
safety; welfare; well-being
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to