binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
(not) much; (not) very; (arch.) like this; (arch.) as a rule
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
new take on an (old) recipe; modified recipe
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to get tired of eating; to have enough of (a food)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
all day long; all the day; throughout the day