mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
of course; certainly; naturally
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
now that; since; so long as; because
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
process; course; mechanism