revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
like a part of the family
company president; manager; director
that; the matter in question
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
lower portion; base surface; soffit
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
smallish; on the small side
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
document; official papers
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
very likely; very probable
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
study; research; investigation
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every