thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
smoothly; easily; readily
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
authenticity; credibility
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
good-quality; superior in quality
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
proposal; offer; request; application
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
of course; certainly; naturally
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
difference; variation; difference
to take command; to give direction
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
simply; merely; only; solely
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
demonstration; manifestation; protest
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)