kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
cause; factor; hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
good; goodness; right; virtue
thereupon; shortly thereafter
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
national holiday; public holiday
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
lowly people (Edo period); eta
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
government service; the bureaucracy
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest