feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
various matters; everything
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to work hard; to make an effort
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance