naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
interruption; interference; butting in
future; possible; potential; prospective
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
(only) one option; one possible choice
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to pile up; to accumulate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force or indicates command
high steward; grand master
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
please (give me); please (do for me)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
I see; that's right; indeed
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)