seam; seal (e.g. envelope); writing on the seal of an envelope
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
very strange (mysterious, weird); bizarre; monstrous; outrageous
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
supreme order (i.e. of the chrysanthemum); highest possible order of merit
faithfulness and purity; unswerving loyalty
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
being in school; being a student of
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
wind and waves; rough seas; storm; dispute; quarrel; trouble
wife and children; (arch.) wife
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
store; reserve; stock; savings
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
talk; conversation; dialogue
secret; private (information)