Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
present; gift; to give a present or gift
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
woman; female; feminine gender
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
third day of the month; three days
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
any more; any further; any better; any longer
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
settlement; solution; resolution
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in