adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
steward in charge of the affairs of nobles of the third rank and higher (from the middle of the Heian period); administrative position (Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
reply (to a letter); response; answer
your will; your wishes; your request
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
during imprisonment; while in jail
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
teaching your grandmother to suck eggs; teaching something to someone who knows more than you; preaching to the choir; (lit.) lecturing to the Buddha
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
abundant harvest; bumper crop
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly