to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
honor; honour; credit; prestige
university student; college student
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to polish up; to shine up
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
bank; banking institution
logo; Logo (programming language)
economics research centre; economics research center
(not) even once; (not) ever
100,000; hundred thousand
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
unqualified; without qualifications
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to approach; to draw near
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
personal; individual; private