rather; sooner; preferably
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to keep secret; to conceal
health care worker; medical personnel
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
firstborn; first child; eldest child
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to serve; to work for; to attend
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
oracle; revelation; divine message
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
marriage proposal; marriage talks
prime minister; premier; chancellor
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time