to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
knowing; (an) acquaintance
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
under control (e.g. of territory)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
temporary absence from school
other than; excluding; without
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
talk; dialogue; conversation
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
every year; yearly; annually
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to do together; to share; to participate in
surroundings; environs; circumference
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
outside the country; abroad