serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
trial; judgement; judgment
taking charge; management
Ministry of Justice (1869-1871); Ministry of Justice (under the ritsuryō system)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
dwelling; house; residence; address
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
question; inquiry; enquiry
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
official business; public business
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
as expected; as predicted
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
from here; from this place
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
(Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
other side; opposite side; other party
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to have a talk; to tell a story
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment