government official; clerk
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
secretary; councillor; councilor
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
insolent fellow; rude fellow
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
urgency; exigency; emergency
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
older brother; elder brother
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to do together; to share; to participate in
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
absolutely; positively; decidedly
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
now that; since; so long as; because
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith