regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
duchy; dukedom; principality
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
license; licence; certificate; permit; diploma (conferring permission to teach, etc.)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
a long, long time ago; very long ago
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
seniority; precedence; upper seat
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
17th day of the month; 17 days
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
thunderstorm; thundershower
smarmy; unctuous; insincerely flattering; profuse compliments
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
attendance; presence; appearance
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
mean bastard; sneak; heel; despicable person
to intrigue; to play a trick on; to resort to tricks