to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
hotel charge; lodging expense
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
errand runner; messenger (Azuchi-Momoyama period); patroller; minor official (Edo period)
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
how; in what way; how about; questionable
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death
next term; next period; next version; next release
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
will; testament; last request
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
offering a full report to a superior
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
common front; united front
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants