request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
within the year; before the year is out
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
separation; farewell; parting
even more; still more; further
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
life; living; I; me; student
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
at the last moment; this late in the game
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to catch the eye; to attract attention
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
door; gate; opening; title page
personal identification number; PIN; password number