warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
imperial court; royal court
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
job; work; duties; trade; skill
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to subsist; to keep on living
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
troubled times; turbulent times
almost every day; almost daily
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
(necessary) personnel; required person
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
death penalty; capital punishment
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
surname; family name; last name
objection; dissent; protest
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
picking; collecting; harvesting
transactions; dealings; business
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)