receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
don't you think?; indicates question
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
trust; confidence; credence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
too much; excessively; too
to differ; to vary; to disagree
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
nobles and soldiers; imperial court