to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
persistence; single-mindedness
that's the way it is; such is life
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
long (time that has passed); old (story)
older sister; elder sister
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
courteous; decorous; polite
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
support; backing; patronage
sincere; honest; faithful
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(political) power; authority; influence
the real criminal; true culprit
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability