administration; government; administrator; governor
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
descendant; scion; lineage
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
immediate follower (of the shogun)
source of revenue; financial supporter
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to be tired of looking at
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to be nearing death; to be dying
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
being under military occupation
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to praise; to extol; to applaud
to tear up and throw away
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
superintendent; supervisor; warden