state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
after a long time; for the first time in a while
surely; certainly; without doubt
reconciliation; make peace with
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to be helpful; to be useful
chair; stool; post; office; position
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
history of; experience of
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
well known; well connected
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
firm; strong; solid; stable