few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
prime minister; premier; chancellor
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
sun; saint; San (people); son
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
dwelling; house; residence; address
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
feeling; sense; impression
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to lose sight of; to miss
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
remaining; left-over; excess
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace