designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
a little bit; a little while
first meeting; first interview with
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
defend and maintain; support; protection
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
scale; scope; plan; structure
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
depending on; dependent on
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
being concerned about or mindful of
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
order; sequence; procedure
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
reform; reformation; reorganization
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
announcement flier (e.g. sale at a shop); raffle ticket; lottery ticket; hikifuda (type of playing cards numbered 1-6, used by the bank in tehonbiki); kurifuda
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down