feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
both; both sides; both parties
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
true intention; underlying motive
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(social) position; status
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
just because; even if; even though
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
to care for someone; to look after someone
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject