in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
Minister for Foreign Affairs
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
arrangement; pact; agreement
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
company president; manager; director
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to have an eye on; to zero in on
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
good; goodness; right; virtue
suffix for familiar person