to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
imperial court; royal court
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
besides; in addition; also; moreover
discipline; punishment; reprimand
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
rather; better; instead; if anything
home area; home town; local
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
beyond one's means or position