white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
headquarters; head office; main office
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
patient's condition; pathology
dated; date; fixed; external
good young man; agreeable youth
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
production (e.g. play); direction
carving; engraving; chiselled features
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to be compatible; to get along well
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to attack; to assault; to assail
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to flare up; to burst into flames
flaring up; bursting into flames
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to feel a chill run down one's spine