to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to shake; to sway; to waver
white (complexion); fair-skinned
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
place; situation; position; location
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone