to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to concern; to be related
assistant ...; probationary ...
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
appointment; assignment; promotion
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(social) class; rank; grade
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
job; work; duties; trade; skill
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)