lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
these guys; these fellows
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
and so; therefore; for that reason
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
moment by moment; hour by hour
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
preservation; retainment; keeping
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
although I say; although one might say; although called
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice