ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
family; relatives; dependents; household
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
retainer; retinue; servant
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
3000; three thousand; many
number of persons; personnel
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
offering a full report to a superior
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start