chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to employ; to hire; to charter
polite; courteous; hospitable
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
in line with this; therefore
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)