publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
making obligatory; making compulsory
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
impression; strong belief; conviction
cannot be helped; unavoidable
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
retrial; reopening of a case; review; reexamination
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
firmly rooted; deep-seated
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
under the wing (esp. of an aircraft); under one's wing; under one's control
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
this occasion; at this time; now
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick