to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
caller; visitor; company; guest
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
like this; this sort; this way
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
should; must; -able; probably; likely
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
(present) head of a family
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
body; group; party; company; troupe
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to state; to express; to mention
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
difficult to ...; hard to ...
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to mix; to stir; to blend