important point; essential part; vital point; important state matters
government service; the bureaucracy
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
body; group; party; company; troupe
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
military adviser; military advisor
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
great person; eminent figure
head of a monastic institution; abbot; prior; abbess; prioress; mother superior
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
without; but if; otherwise; or else
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
way (of doing); manner; method; means
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
again; once more; a second time
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
fee; charge; rate; material
every month; each month; monthly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
of course; certainly; naturally
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
president (of a society); chairman
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
charity; almsgiving; dispensation
small change; coins; small sum of money
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)