it's been a long time; long time no see
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
that is to say; so that means
if so; in that case; in that situation
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
highest rank among priests; mountain ascetic monk; signs that distinguish Buddhist teachings from other faiths; title given to a great physician or painter
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
both (people); the two of them
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
three sides; small offering stand
stepwise; one step at a time
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
end; close; finish; termination
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
glib tongue; eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
when it comes to ...; as for ...