to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
building (esp. a house); house fixture; fitting; facial features
guaranteed; authentic; certified
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
to become hoarse; to become husky
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to put one's hand on; to touch
armed forces; military; troops
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
gray or silver haired (grey)
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
infirmity (due to old age); decrepitude; senility; senescence; superannuation
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
preface; introduction; preamble
egoism; egotism; selfishness
to betray one's country (to an enemy)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
retort; back talk; backchat
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
matchmaking; acting as a go-between
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to entreat; to request earnestly
department of economics; faculty of economics
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
matchmaking photo; photograph to be shown to a prospective marriage partner
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right