-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
in the same manner as before; the same as always
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
double-dealer; timeserver; moving back and forth between two sides in a conflict
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
office and rank; an official rank
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
difficult to ...; hard to ...
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
wokou; wakou; Japanese pirates of the Middle Ages
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
job; work; duties; trade; skill
local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
person of high rank or position
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
if it is the case that ...
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
myself; yourself; I; me; you