(something) one does not really mean; insincere
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
parade; review (of troops)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
defence program; defence plan
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
overproduction; careless manufacture; churning out (substandard goods)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
fortified city; walled city
self-defense; self-defence
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
fort; stronghold; fortification
you could say; you might say; verging on the