document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
reason; cause; circumstances
long ago; already; a long time ago
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
direct descent; direct line
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
selling out one's country; betraying one's country; treason
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth