to accept; to receive; to agree
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
to exert oneself; to make efforts
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
young person; youth; young
heir; inheritor; successor
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
at that time; in those days
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
record; record-setting; record-breaking
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)