appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
most difficult; next to impossible
domestic affairs; internal administration
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
civil administration; Bunji era (1185.8.14-1190.4.11)
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
here and there; everywhere
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter