attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
chief vassal; senior statesman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
please; somehow or other; one way or another
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
cooperation; collaboration
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
handful; small amount; small number
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
but; however; provided that
for the present; for the time being
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
in the same manner as before; the same as always
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
interior; inside; internal
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
spell; charm; incantation; magic word