to grant someone's request
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
-less; lacking; non-existing
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
middle period; medium-term
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort