altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
woman; female; feminine gender
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
license with a red seal (licence); shogunate license to trade (licence)
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
governor-general; governor; viceroy
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply