wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
that is to say; so that means
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
go that far; to that extent
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
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
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved