by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to go out and away; to leave
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be found; to be discovered
the matter you have been talking about
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
official announcement; proclamation
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
indicate reason; infers some protest
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
one's own child; one's own children
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state