negotiations; discussions; connection
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
duty; function; office; mission; task
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
but; however; provided that
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
reason; cause; circumstances
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention