business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
8000; eight thousand; many
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
property; assets; fortune
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
religious buildings (temples, shrines, pagodas, etc.)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
precipice; steep (e.g. mountain pass)
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
mountain river; mountain stream
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to prostrate oneself before
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to mistake (A for B); to misread
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank