close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
koshinbun (type of early Meiji-era newspaper); minor journal; local newspaper
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
owner of a company; head of a company
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
action; operation; effect; function
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
corpulence; fatness; obesity
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
generation; lifetime; age
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
meeting hall; assembly hall
gathering up (talented or well-respected) people; taking captive
article; news story; report; account
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(former) imperial university
department; section; branch; course; school (e.g. of learning)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)