after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
it is I who should say so
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to detain; to check; to restrain
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
several minutes; a few minutes
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
the lower classes; the common people
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)