to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
hard worker; hardworking person
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
story; tale; talk; discussion
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
recommendation; referral; endorsement
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
immediately; right away; at once; instantly