number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
(former) imperial university
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
appointed time; timetable; schedule
in the meanwhile; during the time
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
composed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely; in indolence
retainer; vassal; servant
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
posterity; future life; life to come
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
sitting upright (properly)
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
elegance; taste; refinement