prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
letter; missive; note; mail
friendly feelings; fellowship
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
estrangement; alienation; sowing discord; driving a wedge
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
huge rock; firmness; solidity
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
emphasizes direct object of action
all; everyone; everybody; everything
personal account (of); direct talks
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
that year; same year; same age
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
good bye; I'm off; see you later
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down
wet nurse; nursing mother
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye