to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
cannot be helped; unavoidable
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
those (near the second person)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
it's been a long time; long time no see
to go to; to visit; to call on
younger people; future generations
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
everything; anything; nothing
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
correction; revision; amendment
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road