starting point; starting line
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
excellent machine; excellent device (e.g. camera); excellent aircraft
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
impossible to do (although wants to)
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
however; having said that; but
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
pleased to make your acquaintance
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
of tender years; very young
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
absolute obedience; complete submission
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
well-bred; of good upbringing
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
armed might; military power; the sword; force