admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
master; masterhand; maestro
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
badness; evilness; bad; evil
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
on bad terms; at loggerheads
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
business world; business circles; (the) industry
like a decent person; human
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
close; intimate; on good terms
fresh, young ears of rice
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
hello; good day; good afternoon
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety