disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to employ; to hire; to engage
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
nothing but; none other than
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
that's the way it is; such is life
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
(in the same way) as before; as always
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to call each other; to call out to one another
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
sword skills; swordsmanship
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
(suffering a) decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
wish; desire; ambition; choice
commander; commanding officer; CO
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese