shoji (paper sliding door)
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
belief; faith; conviction
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
trend of the times; way things are going
successive generations; successive emperors
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
trivial; insignificant; meager; meagre; that little amount; such a small extent
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
10,000,000,000; ten billion
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
having not the slightest idea
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); (arch.) assistance; (arch.) help
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
genuine; authentic; true; real
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
same crime; being equally guilty; bearing the same amount of responsibility