running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
preliminary investigation; preparation
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
A1; top class; best quality goods
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to be muddy; to be slushy
detour; circumvention; turning movement
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
(school) period; period or division of time; time limit