to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
(social) position; status
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
ministries and government offices; the authorities
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
cooperation; collaboration
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
that is to say; so that means
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
as a child; when one was a child
this world; this life; world of the living
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
detailed; minute; articulate
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
otherwise; or else; if not
presence; sitting with; being with
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank