noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; two great rivals cannot coexist
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
next (day, morning, etc.); following
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
(expression of) gratitude
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
groundless rumor (rumour)
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to attack; to assault; to assail
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
twice; again; second time
disobeying the emperor's order
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly