to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
go that far; to that extent
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
punishment; judgement; judgment
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that's the way it is; such is life