president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
reigning; controlling; dictating
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
physical condition; state of health
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
weakening; emaciation; decline
second grade of the third rank of honor (honour)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
disorder; disturbance; unrest
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
clear; fair; fine; serene
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
tradition; legend; folklore
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
failure; mistake; blunder
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
audience (with a person of high standing)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without