to appease; to suppress; to calm
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
official business; public business
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
direct control; direct supervision
studies; schoolwork; classwork
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
entreaty; appeal; petition
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
individual lesson; tutorial; one-on-one instruction
gesture; gesticulation; motion
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
system; institution; organization; organisation
badness; evilness; bad; evil
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to replace; to move; to change the position of
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
in the end; at the end of the day