incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
same; similar; (just) like; equal
last week; the week before
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
(Judeo-Christian) Sabbath
I see; that's right; indeed
(another's) daughter; young lady
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
dreamer; daydreamer; visionary
moron; idiot; stupid person
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
dishonesty; untruthfulness
fate; destiny; predestination