Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
negotiations; discussions; connection
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to make a sale of government property
control; management (e.g. of a business)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
heart; guts; nerve; central part
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
Buddhist (household) altar
ancestor; forefather; foremother
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
street; quarter; district; area
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
tenth day of the month; ten days