agreement; stipulation; contract
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to have a talk; to tell a story
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
few decades; many decades; several decades
daimyo in the Warring States period
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to blame; to find fault with
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
physical condition; state of health
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
hey there; I say; see here
battle dust; the tumult of war
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time