request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
support; backing; aid; assistance
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
of course; certainly; naturally
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
gossip; corner of the mouth
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy