notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to be excited; to be elated
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
snugly; cosily; compactly
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
border (between countries); national border
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
weird; disgusting; sickening
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to fight to the bitter end
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then