aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
perverseness; obstinacy; something unreasonable (like pushing a cart from the side (instead of from behind)); side wheel throw (judo)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
visual hallucination; vision
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
to talk big (about); to talk boastfully (about); to talk overconfidently (about); to make a bold statement (about)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
derby; Japan Derby; battle (for first place); competition; derby (match); local derby
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)