to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
all you want; as much as one wants
floor above; floor upstairs
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
but; however; provided that
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
buffet; self-service meal
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
manual laborer; manual labourer
such; this sort of; like this
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to be surprised; to be astonished
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
central government ministries and agencies
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
ritual; religious service; festival
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.