translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to negotiate; to settle a matter; to arrange
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to increase in value; to gain prestige
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
it's no joke; gimme a break!
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
senior envoy; chief delegate
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in