part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand
no matter how much time passes
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
coagulation; freezing; solidification; curdling; setting; congealing
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
himself; yourself; herself
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
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
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
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
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
large amount of money; great cost
and yet; though; when; in spite of
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
unfortunately; sorry, but ...