change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
several years; a few years
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(Edo-period) town magistrate
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
shellfish; seashell; shell
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
sign out in front; front (for someone)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
the ways of the world; human nature
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...