training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
clergyman; churchman; clergy
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
automated teller machine; automatic teller machine; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to choke; to have trouble breathing
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to polish up; to shine up
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
Shuto Expressway (network of toll expressways in the Kanto region)
leader; authority; mainstay
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit