to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
automatic operation (machine); automatic driving (vehicle)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
corridor; hallway; passageway
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
(computer) console; single console for multiple diving gauges
large number (of); many; majority
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
the same generation; coeval
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
observation; survey; watching
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
never mind!; don't worry about it
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown