advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
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
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
by all means; by all costs
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
role; duty; responsibility
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
employer's house; master's house
throwaway; disposable; single-use
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
way (of doing); manner; method; means
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever