coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
himself; yourself; herself
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
large amount of money; great cost
and yet; though; when; in spite of