door; gate; opening; title page
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
done; just done; just finished
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
chair; stool; post; office; position
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
each; (arch.) you (plural)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
side effect; adverse reaction
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
is something that; is that which
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
not necessarily so; is not always true
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
development; exploitation
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to be softened; to calm down
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all