bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
one thin flat object; one sheet
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
writing; composition; essay; sentence
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
suggestion; hint; implication
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
in the meanwhile; during the time
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
have to do; must; should; ought to
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
half and half; fifty-fifty
to take (be in) charge of
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
poor physical health; bad shape
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
being devoted; spending all one's time and energy on
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully