activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
dark indigo (almost black); coarse cloth
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
registered mail; registered post
title; index; heading; headline; caption
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to concern; to be related
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
the first and second; a few
ancestor; forefather; foremother
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
minister of state; cabinet minister (Japan)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to sink (into); to get depressed
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
historic; historical; traditional
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
document; official papers
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
kindness; intimacy; friendship