pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
personal appearance; character; personality
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
to send or direct a person to
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
acknowledge; acceptance; admission
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
application; request; petition
telephone book; telephone directory
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
faculty; professorate; group of professors
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world