notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
superior; superiors; senior
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to be too numerous; to be too much
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
rest; break; recess; intermission
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
tune (melody, piece of music)
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
much less; to say nothing of
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about