mask; disguise; guise; mask
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
(how) many times; (how) often
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
employer's house; master's house
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
secretary (government); director; chief
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
20 years old; (arch.) twenty