to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
secret order of the Emperor; confidential imperial command
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
story; tale; talk; discussion
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
ration; stipend; allowance
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to feel anxious; to feel uneasy; to worry
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error