truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
one's (official) authority; power
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to distract one's attention
to give directions; to issue instructions
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
refugee; exile; displaced persons
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
first meeting; first interview with
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
poor physical health; bad shape