to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
within; inside of; less than
custom; habit; customary practice
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
Indian soapberry (Sapindus mukorossi); Chinese soapberry; washnut; soapnut tree
pericarp (ripened ovary wall forming part of a fruit); skin (of a fruit); peel; rind
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
infectious disease; infection
(not) even once; (not) ever
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
dated; date; fixed; external
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
surname; family name; last name
dozens; scores of; decades
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance