noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
Daniel; Daniele; Danielle; Daniell
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
bold; daring; unflappable
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
rule; reign; government; governing
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
on bad terms; at loggerheads
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
bleaching; soaking; bleached cotton (esp. wrapped around the torso); doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (Edo-period punishment)
striking off a name; dropping a name (from a list); expulsion; excommunication
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture; indentured servitude
unrequited love; one-sided love
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight