above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
polite; respectful; reverent
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
tea and cakes; refreshments
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
bento; Japanese box lunch
front; frontage; facade; main
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
diploma; licence; license
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
encouragement; urging; spurring on; chastising by whipping
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
order; sequence; procedure
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
light yellowish green; color of a freshly sprouted onion
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
with a friendly grin; smilingly
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual