painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to stop midway; to interrupt
follower; attendant; valet; servant
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
should; must; -able; probably; likely
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
number one; first; best; most; game; round
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
internal organs; viscera; intestines
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level