aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
exemption; exoneration; discharge
some people; a few people; several people
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
immediately; at once; instantly
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
eyes slanted upward; rising tendency
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
what time; (lit.) which hour
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to rush over; to run up to
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
right (to do something); authority; power
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour