tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
business discussion; negotiation
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
powerful person; influential person
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
public holiday; celebration (of)
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
patient; unhurried; leisurely
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to accept; to receive; to agree
apparently; appears to be
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
endless; boundless; everlasting
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
performance of one's official duties
vassals; retainers; followers
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)