opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
right (to do something); authority; power
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
fields (of rice and other crops)
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
dozens; scores of; decades
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
periodic; regular; routine
courtesy call; courtesy visit
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
probity check; background investigation
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
template; run of the mill; formulaic
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice