redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
to grow up; to become an adult
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
person of common sense; common sense man
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
outrageous lie; outright lie
impact of publicity or propaganda
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
using as an intermediary; through
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
bribe; sweetener; douceur
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
fixed date; appointed day
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
letter; missive; note; mail
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
government service; the bureaucracy
be (that) as it may; having said that
aforementioned; above-mentioned
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
triple; three-way; threefold
Battle of Nagashino (1575)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
to frolic about; to mess around
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls