homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
thought; consideration; thinking
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
simply; merely; only; solely
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
inspection; examination; check
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
court officer (from the Imperial Household Department)
early on; earlier on; from early
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
making arbitrary decisions which benefit oneself; self-approved plan
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
using for riding; passenger use
links; chain; shackle; linking
connection; relation; linkage
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
whole nation; whole land; whole country
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
negligent; careless; (arch.) easygoing; (arch.) relaxed
to leave unseen or unread
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)