to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
aptitude; aptness; suitability
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
action of making something; -ification
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
good performance; good work; great success
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
arbitration; intercession; mediation
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
everything; anything; nothing
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable