to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
how much; how many; however
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
celebration; congratulations
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
chief of the general staff
gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
court lady; lady-in-waiting
vice-minister; undersecretary
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
although I say; although one might say; although called
member of the House of Councillors
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to become clear; to be made public
department; section; branch; course; school (e.g. of learning)
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
to worry about; to be vexed
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to keep a watchful eye on
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
battery (of artillery, cameras, etc.); barrage
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)