structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
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
recovery; rescue; recapture
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
a long time ago; in those days
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
trouble; bother; annoyance
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
like this; in this way; as you see
making things out of dirt (for fun)
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
headship of a family; family property
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox