considerably; greatly; a lot
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
number one; first; best; most; game; round
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
decapitation; decapitated head
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
committal; reference; submission (e.g. to committee); commitment
form; shape; figure; visage
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
legal wife; her child; main family
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
keeping house; being confined to one's house
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit