direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
maintenance; preservation; improvement
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
waste; uselessness; redundance
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
in name but not in reality
revolution; cataclysm; drastic change
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
annual revenue (government); annual income (government); budget receipts
to become clear; to be made public
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
ambassador plenipotentiary
critical condition; being on the verge of death
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation