no!; no no!; no, not at all
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
admiration; being impressed (by)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
conference room; place of assembly
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
participant; entrant; player; competitor
internal (domestic) affairs
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
topic of discussion; agenda
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
serious; severe; grave; acute
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to pile up; to accumulate
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through