nodding; greeting (with eyes)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
close; intimate; on good terms
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
had better ...; had better not ...
button (clothing); push-button
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
farming; agriculture; cultivation
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
to follow; to conform; to apply to
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose