secretariat; executive office
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
such ... as; or some such
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to come to an end; to close the curtain
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus)