to discuss; to talk together
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
throughout; all through; right through
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
state religion; official religion; established religion
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
minimum; at the very least
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
truth is stranger than fiction
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
military affairs; military service
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
fast-talking; rapid talking
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
this world; this life; world of the living
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger