as planned; according to plan
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
several years; a few years
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
but; however; provided that
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
even more; still more; further
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
separate; special; another; separately
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
(present) head of a family
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane