to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
nature; property; disposition
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
promotion; raising of status
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
predicament; one's ground; one's position
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
possessed of a strong sense of duty
one person; another name; nickname; alias
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
frequenting; staying around
it is not (like that) either
to become empty; to be emptied
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
acquaintance; appreciative friend
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
summit meeting; top-level conference
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
chance (of success); odds
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
massing (of troops); gathering
outbreak of war; starting a war
assertion; declaration; affirmation