law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
isn't it; right?; you know?
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
department store; department
vocational school; technical school
clothing and accessories; attire
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
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)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed