bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
personal; individual; private
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
leaving everything up to someone else
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
method of bringing up; method of raising
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
stable period; period of stability; stable stage of pregnancy (i.e. 12th week and onwards, when risk of miscarriage decreases)
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
commandant; commanding officer; general
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
decapitation; decapitated head
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
sooner or later; in time; eventually
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to need; to call for; to require
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
area under direct control (of the shogun)
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order