opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
welcome; (warm) reception
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
farmland given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryō system)
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
breach of contract; default
fee; charge; rate; material
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
lieutenant general (army)
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
literary (and the arts) column
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
difficult problem or question
one's characteristics as a writer; characteristics of a creator
subordinate official; petty official
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
rice-based or centered diet (centred)
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
many problems; various problems