duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
actual profit; practical use; benefit
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
maintenance; preservation; improvement
warmly; cordially; with tender care
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
sensual love; love affair
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to be entwined; to be involved
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to put one's hand on; to touch
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to look at from a biased viewpoint; to look at with a prejudiced eye
even if; although; despite; even (e.g. even a child)
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
the same amount of money; the same sum; the same price
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
best regards; please take care of; please do
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
drop-off area; drive-up entrance; porte cochere
high steward; grand master
images drawn or painted on fusuma
Minister of the Left (second-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)