management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
by all means; by all costs
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
ago; since; before; previous
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
how should I know?; don't ask me
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
since one was born; (in) all one's life
such; like that; in that way
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to dye; to colour; to color
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
place to die; place of death
in search of; in order to look for
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)