law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
billboard; advertising sign
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
scandal; deplorable event
one's right-hand man; one's trusted henchman
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to accept; to receive; to agree
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
closely-guarded secret; top secret
PR brochure; public relations magazine
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
common knowledge; well-known fact
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
information technology; IT
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
directions; instructions; orders; command
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
such; this sort of; like this
debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
the future; future prospects
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
second basement level; subbasement
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to