related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
story; tale; talk; discussion
to have the privilege of doing
please; somehow or other; one way or another
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
direct descent; direct line
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
while moving; on the move
waste of time; killing time
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
another species; other species
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
personal; individual; private
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to attempt; to test; to try out
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis