to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
maid; helper; help; assistance
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to say; to tell; to state; to do
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
intention; idea; inclination; wish
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
such; like that; that sort of; very
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
that; the matter in question
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance