mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
your highness; your grace; your eminence
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
number two; mistress; concubine
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
how; in what way; how about
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
(not so) much; (not) very
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
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
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure