curtain; bunting; act (in play)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
to lose face; to be disgraced
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
in proportion to; according to; depending on
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to grumble; to make difficulties
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to keep face; to save face; to not lose face
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.; downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
overhasty; rash; premature
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
imperial court; royal court
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
absolutely; positively; decidedly
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
(involving) payment; (involving) compensation; paying a fee
manual laborer; manual labourer
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
bare livelihood; subsistence
from here; from this place