Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
custom; habit; customary practice
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
consists of; comprises; is made up of
banquet or reception hall
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
rule; custom; tranquility; tranquillity
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to order; to command; to appoint
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
innumerable; countless; numberless
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
question; inquiry; enquiry
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
for example; for instance; e.g.
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible