official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
rather; sooner; preferably
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to have a talk; to tell a story
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
January; first month of the lunar calendar
militarism; warlike spirit
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
nothing but; none other than
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
instant; moment; for an instant
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
adds force or indicates command