weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
magistrate's office (Edo period); territory under a magistrate's jurisdiction
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
southern expedition; military campaign to the south
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
justice; fairness; impartiality
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
otherwise; or else; if not
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
our country; our land; one's own country
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...