mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to consent; to allow; to accept
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
possession; retention; maintenance
nape (of the neck); nucha
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
bamboo screen; rattan blind
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
either way; in any case; one way or another
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
care; precaution; guarding; caution
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
drama; theatre; theater; play
script; libretto; scenario
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
Shōan era (1171.4.21-1175.7.28); Jōan era