book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
both sides; two sides; double-sided
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
there is nothing; having nothing
bento; Japanese box lunch
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
pending question; unresolved problem
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
lightly; easily; carelessly
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
high praise; lavish praise; enthusiastic praise; raving (about)
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be relieved of one's post