group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
prime minister; premier; chancellor
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
will not do; do not; does not
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to try to do; to attempt to do
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
for example; for instance; e.g.
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
contradiction; inconsistency
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
person concerned; interested party; related party
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
silence; stillness; quietness
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school