self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
woman; lady; adult female
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
please; somehow or other; one way or another
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
false evidence; perjury; false testimony
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
inside one's heart; in one's mind
shamelessly; brazenly; coolly; fast flowing (of water)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
highest grade; superlative degree
ultimate; final; last; eventual
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
openly; publicly; in public; formally; officially; duly