state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
the emperor's personal inspection
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to need; to demand; to take; to require
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to shove to one side; to look at out of the corner of one's eyes
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
one's old bones; aged body
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum