management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
competent; suitable; qualified
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
a few years ago; some years back
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
hairdresser; hairdressing
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
different opinion; objection
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
strategist; tactician; schemer
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
maid of honor; maid of honour
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
attendance; participation; presence
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
smallpox vaccination; inoculation against smallpox
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
death (of an emperor); demise
accession (to the throne)
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen