last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
message; report; handing over (to a successor); transfer
to have one's name entered (in a list)
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way
helping hand; help; support; aid
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
scattered animal feed; ground bait
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
random; unintentional; unintended
to mix; to blend; to combine
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
preservation; conservation; maintenance; integrity
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to select (the best); to choose; to pick out
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to be fated; to be linked by fate
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
forevermore; for eternity