establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
simply; merely; only; solely
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
it seems so; that's what it looks like
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
not caring; not giving a damn
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
in person; personally; directly
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
grade; class; degree; magnitude
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
still; even now; to this day
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to state; to express; to mention
official business; public business
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed