only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
programme; program; plans; arrangements
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
inspection (esp. of a document); stamp of approval (for a document)
Edo period inspection of rice plants
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
... and eastward; east of
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
combination; union; binding; bond
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
man; male; masculine gender
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
leaning to the right; turning rightist; being on the (political) right
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
capacity; volume; capacitance
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
infant; baby; little child
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up