(political) power; authority; influence
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
of paramount importance; extremely important; essential
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
fourth day of the month; four days
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
construction; establishment
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
troops; group members; team members
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
cooperation; coordination; link
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
feelings; thoughts; meaning
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
how can (one) do something