understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
government service; the bureaucracy
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
holding a position of responsibility
(Edo-period) town magistrate
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
one's own faction (of a party)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
plain; plateau; tableland
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
chief; main; principal; major
document; official papers
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
all eyes; public attention
to have one's own way (against all reason); to push through an unreasonable idea
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
to apologize; to apologise
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)