arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
government office; public office
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
older sister; elder sister
world; society; people; the public
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
chief; main; principal; important
another thing; exception; special case
place for showering next to a tub
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to thrust down; to push off
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
contradiction; inconsistency
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to send or direct a person to
price; cost; value; worth; value
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress