- principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
- purport; gist; drift; meaningonly applies to 旨
- instructions; orders; intention; wishesonly applies to 旨
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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At the same time, the clerk Natsue Arimura told Gokijo of his intent to resign after this month.
He sent me a letter to the effect that his poultry farm would go bankrupt sooner or later.
Weakness brought on by a number of respiratory ailments had forced him just last week to announce that he was giving up his conducting career.
I received a letter from her to the effect that she couldn't accept my marriage proposal.