head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
covert action; covert operations
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
since then; from that time; ever since
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
to brave a danger; to take a risk
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to refuse; to decline; to deny
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
rule; reign; peaceful times
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
true character; real nature
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
progress; advance; making (good) progress
detached; aloof; indifferent
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test