to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
the same; the said; likewise
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
Empire (of Japan); the (Japanese) Empire; Japan
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
I see; that's right; indeed
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
written request; request for ...; application for ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
marshland; wetland; swampland
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means