to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
symptomatic therapy; allopathy; makeshift solution; stopgap measures; temporary expedient
true state; actual condition; reality
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
conference with much socializing but little real progress; (lit.) the congress dances (but doesn't progress)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to spread; to be propagated
decline; fall; decay; withering
tendency; trend; inclination
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
it's been a long time; long time no see
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
to take part in a conference
honour; honor; glory; privilege
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
common knowledge; well-known fact
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
secret; private; surreptitious
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
inner circumference; internal circumference
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit