to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
royal capital; imperial capital
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
reorganization; reorganisation
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to be surprised; to be astonished
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
national border; provincial border
river; stream; River; the ... river
along the river; riverside
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing