straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
had better ...; had better not ...
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
friction; discord; strife
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
to resign from one's post
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand