item; article; dish; course; finest item
main question; real issue at hand
to be relieved of one's post
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; errand; nature of one's business
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
thereupon; shortly thereafter
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
in person; personally; directly
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to brave a danger; to take a risk
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
decision; determination; resolution
to say; to tell; to state; to do
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
classified document; confidential document; top secret document; sensitive documents
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
explanation; interpretation
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
calm; composed; leisurely
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes