making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
first match (in a series)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
posture in which the legs are firmly planted (in sumo and judo)
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to come to an end; to close the curtain
scoring the first point; winning the first game; lucky day in the morning, but not in the afternoon
have to do; must; should; ought to
information technology; IT
application; application software; application; putting into use; application; request
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
thousand years; very long period; forever
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
island in a pond or river
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
making no mistakes (esp. in a performance)
to check (in chess); to threaten (somebody's position, etc.); to close in (on somebody)
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended